way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
refining; purification; careful manufacture
to talk; to chat; to chatter
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
plural; multiple; plural (number)
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
failure; mistake; blunder
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be silent; to say nothing