hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
standing firm; holding out
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
to move forward; to move on
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
match; game; bout; contest
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
on countless occasions; many a time