easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
tail (animal); tail end; tip
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
nape (of the neck); nucha
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
multi-purpose auditorium; multi-purpose hall
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
school badge; school emblem; school insignia
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)