character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to detain; to check; to restrain
food; food products; foodstuffs
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
besides; in addition; also; moreover
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
support; backing; aid; assistance
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
coincident with; while; simultaneously
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
now that you say that; now that you mention it