to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
instability; insecurity; crankiness
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
and then; and so; and; so then
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
bedside; near one's pillow
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
double; twice (as much); twofold
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
reason; cause; circumstances
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
housing district; residential district
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
trouble; bother; annoyance
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)