to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
high and low; rise and fall
difference; variation; difference
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
fib; exaggeration (of the truth); snow job
to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
risky; dangerous; insecure
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
perforation; punching; boring; drilling
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
anything and everything; just about everything
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)