to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
the same; the said; likewise
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to finish reading; to read through
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
surface of a board or record
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet