meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
early on; earlier on; from early
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
doing as one is told; yes-man
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to flare up; to fly into a rage
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
livery; servant's clothes provided by employers
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
superior to (e.g. professional, etc. in ability or achievement); ignoring (one thing) for (another)
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to look askance (at); to look contemptuously; to look down on; (arch.) to cast an amorous glance at
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)