to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)
superhuman feat; consummate skill
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
counter used with Sino-Japanese words
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
pole; trolley pole; pole (unit of length or area); rod; (opinion) poll
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to be photographed; to be projected
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
administration; government; administrator; consul (of the French republic; 1799-1804)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
Rikkokushi (six national histories of Japan compiled in the Nara and Heian periods); Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying