just because; even if; even though
power; might; authority; influence
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
leaving everything up to someone else
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
clank-clank; clang-clang; clattering
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
black hair; black-haired horse
covered wagon; prairie schooner
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
race (of people); type of person
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
suction cup; suction pad; sucker
manners; behavior; behaviour
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other