to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to tell a person (something) emphatically; to let a person have it
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
in a day; in a brief space of time
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
overanxiety; needless worry
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
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
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
toilet seat with bidet functions
the Seven Misfortunes; great number of faults or defects
hardships; privations; difficulties
famous line (from a movie, book, etc.); famous quote
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
along the way; along the road
fatty cut (esp. of tuna belly)
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
coherence; order; focus; point
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator