one's destination; place where someone is going; source (of an object); origin; branch office
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
firm and solid; sturdy and indestructible; unshakable; adamantine
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
temple meditation hall or certain other temple structures
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
the people; the public; the world
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to put together; to assemble
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
reading aloud; recitation; intoning
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
insanity; insane person; vagabond; wanderer
sick person; patient; invalid
tasting; relishing; savouring; appreciation; enjoyment
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
shame; compunction; remorse; shame felt towards oneself and others