metre; meter; meter; gauge
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
class-A; A class; A grade
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
imagination; supposition; guess
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
victim; injured party; sufferer
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
class; heading; group; category
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to watch over; to watch attentively
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance