willpower; energy; vitality
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
left side; left-hand side
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
squall; skoal; skol; cheers
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful