serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
difference; variation; difference
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
condition; situation; prospects
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
suffix for familiar person
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
very young; little; childish; immature
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
monologue; soliloquy; German (language)
white stone; white (go pieces)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to place firmly; to hit very hard
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to put one's hand on; to touch
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.)