genius; prodigy; natural gift
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
one's own child; one's own children
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
just a minute; small quantity
unique; peculiar; singular
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
elopement; running away with a lover
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
practical question (problem); practical matter
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
survival; survivor; relic
results; record; grades; marks
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to be manageable; to be able to handle
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session