news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
nonconformist; dissenter; maverick; enfant terrible
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
two (long cylindrical things)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
clothes; clothing; garments
covered with; stained; smeared
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
beyond one's means or position
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
strong person; the strong; the powerful
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
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
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to subsist; to keep on living
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
and yet; though; when; in spite of
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))