to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
artery; arterial road; major route
to lose heart; to lose motivation
messenger; envoy; emissary
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
sudden shower; sudden downpour
to pitch forward; to fall forward
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
death and injury; being killed or injured
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
nice; likeable; desirable
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
everybody; every last one of them; all
correct or incorrect; right or wrong; accuracy; correction (of errors)
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
around the world; throughout the world
last week; the week before
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper