to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
number one; first; best; most; game; round
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
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.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time