siren (in Greek mythology)
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
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
chink in the armor (armour)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
in this way; thus; such; uh...
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
now; the present time; just now; another; more
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
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
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
traditional art; traditional performance art
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument; zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)