as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to pitch forward; to fall forward
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to put one's strength into
conduct; behavior; behaviour
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
lightly; easily; carelessly
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
loud shout; excited cheering
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
beforehand; in advance; previously
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
willpower; energy; vitality
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
number of times; frequency; count