companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
with all one's strength; with all one's might
technically accomplished; technical; polished
while; during (the time when)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre; meter; meter; gauge
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
almost; roughly; approximately
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
besides; moreover; in addition
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
already; now; no longer; not any more
even though; despite; when
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt