union; joining; conjugation
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
restoration; repair; mending
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
elementary level; beginner level
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
master; teacher; stable master
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
young girl; lass; adolescent female
impossible; unlikely; improbable
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
two times; twice; two degrees
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
end of a match; end of a game
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
loud shout; excited cheering
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
ingenuity; resourcefulness
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)