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
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
the other day; lately; recently
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
source of information; intelligence source; message source
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
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 (level, value, price, etc.)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
low grade; inferiority; coarseness; vulgarity
tendency; trend; inclination
of course; certainly; naturally
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
not yet known; unknown; strange
secret art; the mysteries
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that