dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
initiation into an art or discipline
samurai; warrior; military family
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
restoration; repair; mending
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
living environment; habitat
than; other than; except; but
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to become red; to redden; to blush
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
day after day; day by day
to feel depressed; to be down
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to have a meal; to take a meal
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
success or failure; outcome; result