fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
instant; moment; for an instant
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
physical strength; muscle strength
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
technical skill; ability; capacity
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
beginning; outset; first; onset
rising; ascending; climbing
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
reaching; attaining; arrival
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
that is to say; so that means
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
body; physical system; (the) person
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to look forward to something
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country
treasure house; storage for valuable property