choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
accumulation; accumulate; store
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
be (that) as it may; having said that
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
late shift; second shift; afternoon shift
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be forward; to be impertinent
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
radical (of a kanji character)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
automatic; intransitive verb
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)