perception; sensing; noticing
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
feather; plume; plumage; down
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
new student; freshman; first-year student
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
consideration; taking into account
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
three; three years of age
main cause; primary factor
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely