knife grinder (person); sword sharpener; polisher (of mirrors, swords, etc.)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
that day; the very same day
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
the good you do for others is good you do yourself; those who are kind benefit themselves; (lit.) compassion is not for other people's benefit; you can't save others (from themselves)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to try to do; to attempt to do
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...