first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
duty; function; office; mission; task
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
second; number two; runner-up
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
these guys; these fellows
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
slight; little; insignificant
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
failure; mistake; blunder
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
hallway slippers; indoor shoes