exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
results; record; grades; marks
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
family; members of a family
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
increase in speed, acceleration
ability; performance; efficiency
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard