needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to become better; to improve
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
most of all; extremely; supremely
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
settlement; solution; resolution
testimony; (verbal) evidence
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
one's own child; one's own children
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
shall ...; to assume; to suppose