understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
lust; sexual appetite; carnal desire
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
free time; spare time; idle moment
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
(bulge of one's) biceps; zeal; effort; enthusiasm
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
body; physique; build; stature
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings