period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
moment by moment; hour by hour
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
massing (of troops); gathering
feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to be opposite; to face each other
paragraph; end; stopping place; conclusion
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
pointing out; identification
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to spit out; to eject; to dump
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
practical problem; practical matter
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
immediately; right away; on the spot