blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
absence; disregard; indifference
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
right in the center (centre)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to feel; to sense; to experience
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen