inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
each place; various places
cannot be compared with; no match for
unique; peculiar; singular
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
blood vessel; blood relationship
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
devil; evil spirit; genie
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
one end; an end; part; fragment
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
to become sinewy; to behave formally
polish (jewels); cultivation
reinforcement; strengthening
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
first generation; founder