tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
fate; destiny; predestination
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
reform; reformation; reorganization
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to need; to call for; to require
another thing; exception; special case
indescribable; having no way to express
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
prayer for school success
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to bring; to take; to bring about
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to listen again; to ask again
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to balance; to counterpoise; to remain unchanged; to share (e.g. the expense); to bear (part of)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
fabric (pattern) of human relationships
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties