learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; stupid
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
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
match; game; bout; contest
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
grandfather; male senior-citizen
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
step; stride; counter for steps
distance in sword combat where approaching one more step allows hitting one's opponent
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...