to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
of course; certainly; naturally
to dream of making a fortune at one stroke; to dream of getting rich quickly
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
sudden impulse; passing fancy
finger flick to the forehead
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to stop walking; to pause
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck