very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
slight; insignificant; small
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
spine; backbone; spinal column
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
but; however; provided that
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to lose sight of; to miss
seven (long cylindrical things)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to mark the end; to spell the end
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
Gifu Prefecture (Chūbu area)
residing; living; dwelling
fighting game (esp. one-on-one)
Shōsetsuka ni Narō (novel self-publishing website)
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
influence (on someone); inspiration