easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
expression; look; countenance; face
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
memory; sense; experience
to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches); to take the lead over an opponent (in points)
many; a lot; much; multitude
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
student (esp. a university student)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to leap back; to jump back
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to be born; to come into the world
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
several times; several degrees
chatter mark (machine tools)
so what!; who gives a damn?
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)