ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
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)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
stagnation; hindrance; delay
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
misanga bracelet; good luck charm made from knotted embroidery floss, thread or gimp
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
first match (in a series)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to take command; to give direction
squad leader; divisional officer
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
good-natured; of good character
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
literally; self-explanatorily
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
feeling of emptiness; sense of void
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
logistical support; combat service support
sunrise viewed from the top of a high mountain