to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
war; fighting; fierce competition
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
older brother; elder brother
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
two persons; two people; pair; couple
bad boy; naughty child; brat
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down