popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
colour; color; hue; tints
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
to be muddy; to be slushy
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
portrait orientation; vertical orientation
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
commander; general; leader
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
unskilled; not very good at
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
here and there; everywhere
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach