suddenly; all of a sudden
surface of the earth; ground surface
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
survival; survivor; relic
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
successively; one after another
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
early (days); initial stage; initial
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
shell (e.g. electron shell)
exemplar; model; example; pattern
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
good performance; good work; great success
useless book learning; knowing the theory but being unable to put it into practice; (lit.) practising swimming on a tatami mat
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
ignorant of the ways of the world
to differ; to vary; to disagree
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to misread; to mispronounce
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
power; might; authority; influence