distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
much less; to say nothing of
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
when; how soon; how long until
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper