originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
man among men; manly man; alpha male
minimum; at the very least
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
convenient; handy; useful
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
living thing; living creature; animal; life
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
patriarch; head of a family
these guys; these fellows
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss