half a point (esp. in go)
square (of a number); multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
high spirits; gleeful mood
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to maintain; to continue to have
dear friends; (all of) you or those men
gold, silver and bronze (medals)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
mending; repair; darning; patching up
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
second; number two; runner-up
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)