massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
pickled Japanese horseradish; wasabi cut up and mixed with sake lees
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
dated; date; fixed; external
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
medical science; medicine
stomach lining; gastric wall
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
within the blood; blood-borne
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to take turns; to mingle together
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops); plant yielding pulse
common fig (Ficus carica); fig; fig tree
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
fresh or dried fish preserved in salt
memory; sense; experience
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
question; inquiry; enquiry
bluebottle fly; (arch.) little pest
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation