to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
serious; severe; grave; acute
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
by all means; by all costs
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
no matter how much time passes
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
advance; moving forward; progress
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack