to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to make an appeal; to urge
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
a place or opportunity to make a display of
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
light; faint; pale; fleeting
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
change of course (ship); steering in a different direction
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
pull; patronage; tug; discount
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
"it was all a dream"-ending
to be discouraged; to be disheartened