polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
sharp parting remark; parting threat
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to step forward; to volunteer
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
be on your guard!; take care!
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
period of youth; while young
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
rule; reign; government; governing
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)