basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to remove; to move out of the way
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
to make an appearance; to show up
this and that; one thing or another
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
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
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
new menu item; new dish on a menu
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
for this very reason; that is exactly why
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)