way; method; means; resource; course
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
influence; clout; leverage
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to grimace; to make a wry face
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
alone; by oneself; on one's own
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
besides; in addition; also; moreover
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected