24 hours; twenty-four hours
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
education; training; discipline
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; mountain; (arch.) imperial tomb; (arch.) emperor's grave
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
source of information; intelligence source; message source
latent disposition; inner feelings
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in