preservation; retainment; keeping
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to be needed; to be wanted
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to repeat; to do something over again
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
older brother; elder brother
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
putting into operation; invocation
roundhouse kick; turning kick
suddenly; all of a sudden
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
throw; throwing; throwing event
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising