Spartan; spartan; harsh; rigid; severe; strict
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to rock; to shake; to swing
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
close; intimate; on good terms
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
one's share; one's portion
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
going to and fro; back and forth
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
little by little; bit by bit
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved