speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
servant (of the people); minister (of religion)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
crazy behavior; deranged conduct
burst (tire, pipe, etc.); rupture; blowout; burst (radiation, signal, etc.)
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
firmly; solidly; heartily
commander; general; leader
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
to hold one's tongue; to shut up