kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
morning; forenoon; just before noon
ideally; if one were to wish for more
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
sitting in circle; round straw mat
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
willpower; energy; vitality
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
classification; assortment
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to move forward; to move on
inside; interior; inner part
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
how; in what way; I wonder