acting ability; talent as a performer
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to catch the eye; to attract attention
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
second (unit of time); arc second
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
weather forecast; weather report
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
northern part; the north (of a region)