to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
bashful; shameful; ashamed
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
interior; inside; internal
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)