oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
red paper restaurant lantern; cheap eating and drinking place
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
because of; owing to; due to
mental; spiritual; emotional
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
diagnosis; medical examination
fax; facsimile; fax machine
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
beginning; outset; first; onset
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
stochastic; probabilistic
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post