envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
beyond imagination; unimaginable
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to follow another's example
to be greedy; to devour greedily
automatic; intransitive verb
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
tune (melody, piece of music)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
grilled slices of lotus root, eggplant, etc. with a filling (usu. minced meat)
compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye