only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
modesty; humility; being humble
and then; and so; and; so then
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
one more time; once more; once again
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
seven (long cylindrical things)
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); scaly thrush
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
touché; you've got me there
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
fish that are called by different names as they grow larger
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience