to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
person of culture; cultured person
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
belief; faith; conviction
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
January; first month of the lunar calendar
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
shall ...; to assume; to suppose