persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
in the background; not standing out
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
of course; certainly; naturally
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
low table; table with very short legs
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
will; intent; desire; will; testament
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet