thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
stairs; stairway; staircase
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
world; society; people; the public
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
novel; story; (work of) fiction
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
every person; each one; everybody
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble