competitor; contestant; player; athlete
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to add; to write a postscript
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to install; to equip; to mount
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
Imperial Family; Imperial Household
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
double-headed eagle (symbol of heraldry)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
everywhere; all over; throughout
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently