to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
joy and anger; human emotions
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
social life; social intercourse
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
while; during (the time when)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
woman; lady; adult female
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
should; must; -able; probably; likely
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
(not) even once; (not) ever
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)