teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
treatment as a guest; guest
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to beat to death; to kill
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
drama; play; powerful drug
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
the first and second; a few
to surround; to crowd around
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
to be excited; to be elated
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
repentance; confession; penitence
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
sincere; honest; faithful