competition; rivalry; something worth doing
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
still; as yet; as it has been
be on your guard!; take care!
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
to underrate; to make light of
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
T-shaped wooden bell hammer
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
adds force or indicates command
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful