to bear fruit; to take effect
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
harvesting rice while it is still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
the other day; lately; recently
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to stop oneself from crying; to hold back tears
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
number two; mistress; concubine
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
counting song; enumerative form (of waka)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
low grade; inferiority; coarseness; vulgarity
without; but if; otherwise; or else
tendency; trend; inclination
of course; certainly; naturally
not yet known; unknown; strange
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...