encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
selection; choice; option
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
long (time that has passed); old (story)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
occupation; calling; livelihood
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy