biological child; one's own child
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to jump upon (a moving object)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
sorry; excuse me; thank you
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
piece; fragment; one (object)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
indictment; prosecution; complaint
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
just one person; only one
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict