to attempt; to test; to try out
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
posterity; future life; life to come
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to understand (each other); to comprehend
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
it's (so cheap it's) a steal!; (lit.) take it away, thief
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
contract; compact; agreement
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to pull in (fish); to land
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
minute adjustment; fine tuning
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless