stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(ship or shipbuilding) timber or plank
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
what kind of business; what sort of matter
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
mockery; derision; ridicule
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
raging fire; conflagration
in that way; like that; that way
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
to attempt; to test; to try out
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to put one's hand on; to touch
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
(not) in any way; in no way
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major