unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
feel (of a material); texture
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
personal grudge; personal enmity
clicking; clopping; clacking
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
shallow knowledge; superficial learning
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
clay doll; clay figure; clay figurine
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
irrepressibly aroused (esp. sexually); stimulated
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
consequently; as a result; in the end
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
heart sound; cardiac sound
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
calling by name; designation; nomination
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
genuine; authentic; true; pure
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to take measures; to take steps
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
whistle (sound made with the lips)
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts