approval; license; licence; permission
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
skill; dexterity; proficiency
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); advanced rank; grade of black belt
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
reaching; attaining; arrival
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to talk (a person) down; to confute
individual; private person; personal; private
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
strong-willed; strong of heart
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
just because; even if; even though
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable