cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
all present; all concerned; all of us
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
how; in what way; how about
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
debut match; debut fight; debut race
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
due form; official; formality