haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
everything; anything; nothing
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
foundation stone; cornerstone
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
determination; resolution
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
voyage; passage; travelling
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
proposal; proposition; suggestion
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
if you think about it; come to think of it
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
studies; schoolwork; classwork
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
Arctic Circle; the Arctic
scene; view; prospect; outlook
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth