wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
bank robbery; bank robber
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
Ichirō; Suzuki Ichirō (baseball player) (1973.10.22-)
to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
1,000,000; one million; million; many
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
guard; security (officer); guardsman
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
numerator; molecule; member; element
living thing; organism; creature; biology
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
considerably; greatly; a lot
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BCE)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along