sword skills; swordsmanship
hard to get; hard to come by
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
rational; reasonable; logical
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; feelings that influence one's mood; stomach growling
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
true character; true heart; true spirit
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
irritation; annoyance; frustration
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
to close (one's eyes); to shut
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme