cannot be helped; unavoidable
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to look around; to take a view of
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
to pause; to have a short intermission
to shake off; to throw off
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to fire into; to shoot into
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
loud laughter; hearty laugh
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
fear; dread; fright; willies
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
naked eye; the physical eye
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
back row; last row; rearmost row
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying