novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
waza-ari (in judo, a half-point awarded for good but incomplete execution)
young man; boy; son (of one's master, employer, etc.); husband; (male) lover; dear
stopgap measure; quick-fix solution
large triple gate to temple
thruster (e.g. on a satellite)
mysterious and unconfirmed animals (e.g. chupacabra, etc.)
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
border (pattern); stripes; border; boundary; border; edge
spare time; free time; leisure
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
class-A; A class; A grade
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing