hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
behind; in the rear; in back
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
literally; to the letter; literal
depending on; dependent on
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
innumerable changes; infinite variety
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
remarkable; striking; obvious
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to fold up; to fold into layers
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
consideration; taking into account
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
very; greatly; exceedingly
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to mow; to reap; to harvest
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin