state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
former name for makushita division
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
outsider; someone outside of a group
audiovisual; adult video; porn video; pornographic video
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
on-the-spot filming or photography; live filming (as opposed to animation); actual picture (as opposed to a drawing); real picture or story (as opposed to fiction, imaginary scene, etc.); describing actual scenes (in writing, drawings, paintings, etc.)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon