master; teacher; stable master
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to jar; to creak; to grate
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to shed light; to cast light
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
several shots; several blows
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
region; limits; stage; level
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
interphalangeal joint; knuckle joint
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
passion; temper; irritability
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess