shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to read kanji using its native Japanese pronunciation
that's the way it is; such is life
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
gem; jewel; precious stone
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
so; like this; in this way
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity