reason; cause; history; origin
overlooking; turning a blind eye
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
butcher; slaughterhouse worker
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
speckles; spotted pattern
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo); what article? (in a law); (arch.) how can?; (arch.) cannot possibly
three legs (two legs and a cane)
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
comma; decimal point; radix point
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
unable to speak; inarticulate
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee