contest; competition; struggle; scramble
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
kabbalah (Jewish mystic tradition); qabalah; cabala
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
origin; source; beginning; starting point
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
near; close by; within reach; familiar
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
deed; act; work; performance
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved