forcibly; by force; against one's will
direct unforked road; straight path
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
each and all; every single one; everybody
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
impression given by a painting or image
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
resignation; acceptance; consolation
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to)
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
to suppress one's emotions
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
striking with the back of the sword
on the other hand; at the same time
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
personal feelings; self-interest
house in an alley; rear tenement
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots