severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
detour; circuitous route; diversion
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
you could say that; that might be so
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
three times; thrice; third (interval)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
retainer; vassal; follower
place to die; place of death
core (of planets, stars, galaxies, etc.); nucleus (of comets, galaxies, etc.)
eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone; person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
side effect; adverse reaction
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
last ray of hope; only hope
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
(horned) blue demon; blue ogre
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
gate guard (during the ritsuryō system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryō system)
by myself; in person; by oneself
transcendence; transcendency
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
fried cake of minced meat
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu