equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
from here; from this place
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
besides; in addition; also; moreover
tool; implement; means; furniture
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
such; like that; that sort of; very
don't you think?; indicates question
to squash; to crush; to flatten
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
gem; jewel; precious stone
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender