to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
this world; this life; world of the living
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to push aside; to push one's way through
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
silence; stillness; quietness
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
stature; height; size; physique
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything