seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to be helpful; to be useful
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
anything and everything; just about everything
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
self denial; self control
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
around the world; throughout the world
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to make an appearance; to show up