to continue; to keep up; to keep on
inactive; slow; sluggish; slack; low tone; undertone
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
constant; steady; constant
prolific (writer, artist, etc.); productive; producing many works; writing prolifically
unprolific (writer, artist, etc.)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
tab (character); tabulation alignment; tabulation; tub
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
expert (technical) knowledge; expertise
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
work; business; company; study
letter (of alphabet); character; writing