regret; repentance; remorse
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
notice; attention; observation
sword skills; swordsmanship
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
blooming tachibana; tachibana flower
wings abreast; single garment made to look double
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to join together; to combine; to join up
continuation; succession; series
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)