adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
two colours; two varieties; two types
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
next generation; future generation
to search for; to seek for; to look for
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
finishing blow; coup de grâce
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
fortune-telling; divination
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it