thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
just above; right overhead
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
stale; hackneyed; cliched
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
small change; coins; small sum of money
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
fingering (of a musical instrument)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal); tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)
operation scar; scar from an operation
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
the five fingers; leading five; top five
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
new building; new construction
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed