painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
origin; beginning; source; rise
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
two (long cylindrical things)
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to keep in mind; to memorize
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
unless one ...; if one does not ...
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life