feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to boost; to force up; to push up
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to make sense; to be meaningful
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
stirring; slight movement
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to mark the end; to spell the end
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
attractive middle-aged man
as (for); for; in the capacity of
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
in the end; on top of that
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
living thing; living creature; animal; life
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
how much; how many; to what extent
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse