liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
price; cost; value; worth; value
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
technical; technological; practical
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
probability; likelihood; chances