character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
be (that) as it may; having said that
piece; fragment; one (object)
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
universal serial bus; USB
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
in the meanwhile; during the time
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
continuation; succession; series
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)