inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
technique; art; skill; move
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
practice; practising; training; study
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to some extent; to a certain extent
guess; conjecture; surmise
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material