Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
health; healthy; sound; fit
step; stride; counter for steps
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
series of battles; successive battles
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
living by oneself; living alone
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
from the beginning; from scratch
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
haori (Japanese formal coat)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
duty room; staff room; waiting room
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)