middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
long ago; once upon a time
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
third rank; third class; third person (in a contract, etc.); third sign of the Chinese calendar
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
tickling; tickle; joke; gag
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
5th in rank; fifth sign of the Chinese calendar
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
7th in rank; seventh sign of the Chinese calendar
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
both sides; two sides; double-sided
with a clang; with a bang; with a crash
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment