to temper thoroughly; to train well
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
if so; in that case; in that situation
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
extinction; annihilation; destruction
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
fighting sport; combat sport; martial art
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to parade; to march; to walk in procession