sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
potato chips; potato crisps
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
evening meal; supper; dinner
like this; this sort; this way
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to pass (of time); to elapse
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)