favorite; favourite; habitually used
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
front; frontage; facade; main
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to get accustomed to using
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
stall (in flying); downturn; slowdown; slump
repellent force; resiliency; elasticity
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
already; now; no longer; not any more
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
this (very thing); this precisely
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)