success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
level; standard; water level
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
home area; home town; local
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
even if ...; even supposing that ...
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
green beefsteak plant; green perilla
black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
deep; profound; complicated; advanced; impenetrable
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason