desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
however; having said that; but
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
to withstand; to be able to endure
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
(in) his way; peculiar to him
hiding one's embarrassment
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
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)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
secret art; the mysteries
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-