valid; effective; yuko (judo)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
(Edo-period) room for confining criminals or lunatics
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
and; thereupon; because of that
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
a married woman's paramour; lover
(clenched) fist; knuckles
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to sell off; to sell completely
prior investment; upfront investment
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
time; hour; season; time of the year
(finishing something) suddenly; abruptly
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood