to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
rather; sooner; preferably
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
showing one's face in public; facing another person
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
many; numerous; various; large number of
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)