securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
pica (eating disorder); atomic bomb
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
naughty; mischievous; unruly
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
already known; well-known
rotation (usu. on an axis); turning; spin
1,000,000; one million; million; many
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
expressing one's mind; speaking out
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out