not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
the same rank; equality; apposition
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
God; god; ace; king; superior person
food and alcohol offering to the gods
food offering to the gods; prepared food
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to have a meal; to take a meal
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
level ground; plain; flatland
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic