punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
right beside; close to; nearby
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
none of your business; not your concern
minimum; at the very least
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
iron hammer; crushing blow
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
authority; power; function
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
spell; curse; incantation
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)