as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
voiced consonant in Japanese
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
triangle; triangular shape
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
delicious; appetizing; appetising
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
eye measurement; measure with eye
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to narrow; to reduce; to contract