to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
founder; originator; pioneer
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
even so; anyhow; at any rate
(someone else's) child; child; kid
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
notebook; account book; register
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
chief editor; managing editor; manager; person in charge
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
reason; cause; circumstances
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
mullet (hairstyle); mallet (croquet, etc.)
number two; mistress; concubine