to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
sphere; counter for balls
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
declaration; proclamation; announcement
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
to push away; to push aside; to shove
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend