apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
raging fire; conflagration
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
no!; no no!; no, not at all
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
having no idea; having no clue
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
reconciliation; make peace with
that's the way it is; such is life
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
heart; guts; nerve; central part
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to bring; to take; to bring about
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost