severe; strict; tough; hard
very; greatly; exceedingly
alternative means (alternate); alternative method
karoshi; death from overwork
several weeks; a few weeks
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
here and there; everywhere
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
hot flash; rush of blood to the head
limited time; limited-time offer
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to press a question; to cross-examine
special measure; special measures
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
manner of using one's hands
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to give; to do (something) for
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
step; stride; counter for steps
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
precipice; cliff; flat head
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
work of art; artwork; objet d'art