liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
cesspool; sink; manure sink
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
store name; shop name; restaurant name
mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
hedge; fence; border; limit
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
kouchigari (judo); minor inner reap; minor inner reaping throw
tomoe nage (judo throw); circle throw; stomach throw
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
softness; gentleness; weakness
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
random; unintentional; unintended
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on