outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
origin; beginning; source; rise
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
accurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
card (with a message written on it)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
questioning (e.g. by police)
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
flat-bottomed wooden bowl for preparing sushi rice
rolling by hand (e.g. sushi roll, cigarette); winding by hand (e.g. watch); hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped); windup watch; mechanical watch
aggressiveness; aggression
cutting (vegetables) into long, thin shavings; shaving into slivers; shavings
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
baked seaweed; toasted seaweed
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to make an appeal; to urge
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb