victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunblock
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
articles; supplies; parts
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
so; to such an extent; such
protector (e.g. chest); guard
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
sparsely; drop-by-drop; on par with; as good as; (vertical) iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)
protection against wind; windbreak
counter for chairs or seats
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
tern (esp. the common tern, Sterna hirundo)
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
descent (esp. in skiing); sliding down; downhill (skiing race)
making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
ship's nationality; ship's country of registration