leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
red-horned demon; red ogre
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
top of the head; vertex; parietal
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
pistol; handgun; revolver
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)