shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
steady; sound; reliable; solid
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
moment by moment; hour by hour
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
no!; no no!; no, not at all
separate; scattered; apart
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve
to glare at each other; to confront each other
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
indicate reason; infers some protest
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
collision; bumping into; head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends