to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
assistance; backing; reinforcements
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
air hole; windhole; ventilator
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
minimum; at the very least
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
accomplishment; execution
occupation; calling; livelihood
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
order; sequence; procedure