one's own child; one's own children
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
bank; banking institution
automated teller machine; automatic teller machine; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
cache; place to hide something
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
noisy; confused; uproarious
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
consumption; expenditure; spending
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)
in proportion to; just as much as
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure