to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
instead; but (on the other hand)
everything; anything; nothing
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
master; teacher; stable master
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
care; precaution; guarding; caution
exclusively; (taking) best care
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to polish up; to shine up
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
practice; practising; training; study
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to force someone out of the ring
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
the 48 basic techniques; every trick in the book; the 48 basic sexual positions
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
book of oral narratives; story book
river; stream; River; the ... river
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry