to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
(of skin) to peel off (e.g. from sunburn); to improve; to become more refined
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
armed forces; military; troops
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
to farm; to cultivate a field
just-harvested; freshly picked; freshly caught (fish); fresh
curiosity; inquisitiveness
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to slap; to strike; to spank
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
excretion; discharge; excrement
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
dry field farming; dry field crop
amount of light; quantity of light
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed