shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to dry up completely; to become stale
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
genuine; authentic; true; real
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
trial product; prototype model
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
instead; but (on the other hand)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to thrust away; to send flying
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
war; battle; match; game; competition
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
ability; performance; efficiency
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
to trample; to crush underfoot