small quantity; little; little while; short distance
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
junior high school student; middle school pupil
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
trivial; not amounting to much
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
considerably; fairly; quite
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
the other day; lately; recently
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
at work; in the midst of work; working
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
consequence; outcome; result; blame
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation