supporting role (actor); minor role
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
pair; the two; both persons; both things
busy; having no (free) time
one chance; only opportunity
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
to relapse; to reassert; to review
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
second generation; second; junior
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
the following week; the next week
absence due to illness; sick leave
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
basis for decision; evidence for judging
to be lacking in options; to be too few
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time