apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
-less; lacking; non-existing
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
no!; no no!; no, not at all
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
admiration; being impressed (by)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
go home (to your own country)!; get out!
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to succeed; to bear fruit
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
in proportion to; according to; depending on
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)