mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
self-consciousness; self-awareness
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
although I say; although one might say; although called
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
how many years; how long; what year
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
had better ...; had better not ...
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
acceleration; speeding up
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk