average; mean; balance; equilibrium
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation; difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
pride; boast; credit (to)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
health; healthy; sound; fit
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
authority; power; influence
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
older brother; elder brother