to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
such; this sort of; like this
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
Paramecium spp. (esp. Paramecium caudatum)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
three; three years of age
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
place; situation; position; location
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
how; in what way; by what means
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake