serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
moment by moment; hour by hour
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
indescribable; having no way to express
word game; wordplay; playing with words
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
(garden) balsam; Impatiens balsamina
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
small fraction; small proportion
unique; peculiar; singular
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
spirit power; magical power
to become accustomed to calling (e.g. someone by a certain name)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
rather; better; instead; if anything
to have a reason; to have an excuse
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
early (days); initial stage; initial
that is to say; so that means
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami