destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
smuggling; contraband trade
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
explosive; blasting powder
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
weather forecast; weather report
older sister; elder sister
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)