to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
blood relation; blood relative
strong interaction; strong force
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to get thin; to taper off
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
Nicolai; Nicolais; Nikolai; Nikolais
church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
honorific added to names of makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
palace; hall; shrine; hall of fame
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history