restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
mid-air breakage; mid-air disintegration
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
great wisdom; excellent disposition; strength (to face something); willpower; vigor
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
kisha club; restrictive press club operated by some government bodies and corporations
to smear with blood; to kill
secrecy; highly classified information
taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
press conference; news conference
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to slap; to strike; to spank
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
(overnight) stay; lodging
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
the ways of the world; human nature
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled