carving; engraving; chiselled features
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
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
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to shout (in anger); to yell
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
first meeting; first contest between
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
rich person; wealthy person
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
active; dynamic; energetic
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to hide; to keep to oneself
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
correction; revision; amendment
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
pronunciation; production of sound
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to correct oneself; to restate
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population