place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
leaving temporarily; stepping out; going away for a while; camera focusing error (on a space between two objects)
remote control; remote operation
attaching and detaching; putting on and removing
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to project; to stick out; to stand out
bio-; biotechnology; VAIO (Sony brand-name)
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture