half-crying; being on the verge of crying
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
great laughter; burst of laughter
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
distant look; faraway look
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
regret; repentance; remorse
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
dry riverbed; river beach
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
slope; slanting surface; bevel
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to lie down; to throw oneself down
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
partly open; in half bloom