supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
good old; good old-fashioned
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
after that; afterwards; thereafter
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
wealthy person; millionaire
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
tuft of hair under the temple; sideburns; sidelocks
whiskers; sideburns; sideboards
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle