pearling (surfing); nosediving; parrying (boxing)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
strong awamori (60%) from Yonaguni Island, Okinawa
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
answer a roll call for another
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
just a minute; small quantity
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
second (unit of time); arc second
locational advantage; advantageous position
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
both hands; both arms; ten
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to thrust before; to thrust at
to have no chance (of succeeding)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
name; given name; first name