what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
how long; how far; how much
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
don't you think?; indicates question
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
two (long cylindrical things)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to finish reading; to read through
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
meaning; significance; sense
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
close; intimate; on good terms
big catch (fishing); good haul
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together