to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to rank with; to rank among
contest; comparison; competition
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
wriggling; squirming; writhing; maneuvering (behind the scenes; of insignificant people); manoeuvring; planning mischief
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
to leap back; to jump back
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
indulgence (in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
to compete with; to vie for
one's long-cherished desire
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
correction; revision; amendment
dragonfly naiad; dragonfly nymph
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)