container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
one's forte; strong point; specialty; speciality
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
sharp parting remark; parting threat
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
old friend; old acquaintance
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
great physical power; animal strength
ninja throwing knives; mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
skill; dexterity; master hand
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age