in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
plum vinegar; (salted) plum juice
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
divide into four pieces; one fourth
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
go on!; right!; here goes!
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
greater than ...; bigger ...
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
being argued into silence; being left speechless
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark