the early bird gets the worm
good things come to those who wait
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
take (e.g. in film-making)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
married woman's secret lover; paramour; adultery (by a married woman)
it's not like; it isn't as if
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
chilly; unpleasantly cold
wild boar and domestic pig hybrid
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
sense of values; values; value system
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical