nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
likability; favorability; popularity
rising; ascending; climbing
ten; 10; ten years of age
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
sanity; consciousness; soberness
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
still; even now; to this day
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
100,000,000; one hundred million
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
10^52 (or 10^56); innumerable
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); advanced rank; grade of black belt
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
1,000,000; one million; million; many
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably