to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
2nd day of the month; two days
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
one round; one tour; one circuit; one patrol
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
process; course; mechanism
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
as one had hoped; as one wishes
general; popular; common; typical
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); advanced rank; grade of black belt