permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)
black and white; right and wrong
alternately; by turns; one after the other
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
melodica; pianica; blow-organ; keyboard harmonica
do, re, mi (solfa syllables)
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
special selection; finest pick; top pick
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
kimchi; kimchee; spicy Korean pickled cabbage; Korea; Korean
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
exercises; practice problem
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
pica (eating disorder); atomic bomb