to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
that is to say; so that means
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to employ; to hire; to charter
talk; recital; narration; topic
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
close to the wall; alongside the wall
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)