straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
what's what; heads or tails
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
classification of Japanese words by their origin as Japanese, Chinese or Western
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
recovery; undoing; recall
penalty for contract breach; forfeit
dealer (esp. in cars); dealership; dealer; dealer; exhibitor (at a convention, etc.)
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond (shape)
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
my spouse; my wife; my husband
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced
charging (a fee); billing; charge; paying for virtual goods or premium features (in a video game, on a social networking service, etc.); microtransaction
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
(one's) quota; assignment
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
amusing; funny; interesting
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet