heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
training; drill; practice; discipline
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to jump at; to be attracted by
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
Japanese ash; Manchurian ash
to name; to call; to christen; to term
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
higher rank; better position
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
meaning; significance; sense
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
reopening; resumption; restarting
war; battle; match; game; competition
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference