to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
creation; formation; foundation; establishment
wild rose; bramble; briar patch; obstacle; source of difficulty
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
decision; judgment; resolution
huge; enormous; great big
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
literally; to the letter; literal
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
pica (eating disorder); atomic bomb
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence