edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
yearned for; longed for; missed
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
this world; this life; world of the living
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national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
homeroom; form room; form class
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
dispersing; breaking up; running away
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
advance; moving forward; progress
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
with all one's strength; with all one's might
cooperation; collaboration
high and inside pitch; inter-scholastic athletics competition
interior angle; internal angle; inside corner
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)