serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
consideration; taking into account
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
possible; likely; probable
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included