one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to approach; to draw near
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
specialized; specialised; boutique
to put one's strength into
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
absorption; suction; attraction
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except