four (long cylindrical things)
two (long cylindrical things)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
plants and animals; flora and fauna
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
post-game analysis (go, chess, othello, etc.); post mortem
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; bit more (e.g. food)
recklessness; foolhardiness
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
admiration; being impressed (by)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to press a question; to cross-examine
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
growing wild (naturally); native
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)