peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
in comparison to; rather than
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
club activities; extracurricular activities
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
thousand years; many years
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
memories; recollections; reminiscence
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)