to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to knock down; to knock off
to take turns doing; to do in rotation
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
draw (in competition); tie game
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
forgetting; lapse of memory
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
plan; protocol; manifest; program
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to go ahead; to pull ahead
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else