hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
good prospects; full of hope; promising
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
first place; head position; leading position
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)