oldest mankind (e.g. evidence of)
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
overhasty; rash; premature
to fight to the bitter end
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
useless resistance; vain struggle
just one person; only one
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money