newcomer; initiate; rookie
a little bit; a little while
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
end; close; finish; termination
group; party; team; squad; section
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
several people; a few people
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
conviction; belief; confidence
mountain of swords; mountain in hell covered in swords (with their tips pointing upward)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
good feeling; feeling good
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
power; might; authority; influence
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can