brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
imperial court; royal court
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
inconsistency between one's words and actions; insincerity; saying one thing and doing another
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
very interesting; of great interest