weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
albino Japanese rat snake
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
it's not like; it isn't as if
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault