attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
first generation; founder
expression; presentation; representation; notation
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
opening and shutting; opening and closing
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
originally; by nature; from the start
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
difficult to ...; hard to ...
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
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.)
right angle; perpendicular
please; somehow or other; one way or another
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill