vitality; (one's) life force
quiet; still; surreptitious
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
yoke; constraints; oppression
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
beyond that point; after that
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger