just now; a moment ago; this very minute
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
meaning; significance; sense
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
more than anything; above all else
one's long-cherished desire
nothing but; none other than
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
old age; old person; the old; the aged
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
reason; cause; circumstances
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises