nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
covering; protection; backing; relief
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to knock down; to knock off
to approach; to draw near
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control