privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
future affairs; affairs after one's death
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
normal course (of action); proper course; regular way
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with; to be not so good as
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
in accordance with; according to
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
person holding a dan rank; black belt (martial arts); dan player (go, shogi)
willpower; energy; vitality
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
by myself; in person; by oneself
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
powder snow; powdery snow
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
blizzard; furious snowstorm
chief; main; principal; important
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination