to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
corridor; hallway; passageway
pupil; student; schoolchild
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to be hot on a person's heels
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be entwined; to be involved
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
increase in sophistication; enhancement of functionality; increase in speed; upgrading
expression of love; showing love
opening and shutting; opening and closing
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
after school (at the end of the day)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)