being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to say; to be pleased to say
suspicious-looking; fishy
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
inspection; examination; checking
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
the other day; some time ago; recently
war; battle; match; game; competition
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to walk through (to the end); to walk the whole way
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)