fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
ready with a rifle leveled
comma; decimal point; radix point
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
ability; performance; efficiency
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
presumption; assumption; estimation
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
retention; maintenance; preservation
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time