middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
exactly as stated; verbatim
discovery; detection; finding
whole story; full picture; full particulars
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
town; city; municipal; urban