one by one; each; every; at intervals of
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
star (actor); prima donna; leading figure
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
(government) inspector-general (Edo period); upper superintendent officer
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being