one's house; one's home; one's family
traditional art; traditional performance art
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to outrun; to run through to the end
at least; at most; (even) just
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
electricity; (electric) light
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to name; to call; to christen; to term
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
and then; and so; and; so then
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
(opening of a) wound; cut
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going