tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
that is to say; so that means
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
having the luck to escape trouble (your behaviour has landed you in)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to become better; to improve
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to straighten up; to sit upright
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
triangle; triangular shape
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
soldier dispatched by a god; soldier under the protection of the gods
one eye; one of one's eyes
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to recall; to remember; to recollect
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough