early (days); initial stage; initial
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
improved version; variant (of a pathogen)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
registration; accession; register; entry; record
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
high-voltage current; high-tension current
combination technique in Judo
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)