strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
scoundrel; rascal; villain
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
explosion; rupture; break off
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
opposite side; opposition
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
exactly as stated; verbatim
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
symbol; code; sign; notation
to join together; to combine; to join up
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)