solitude; loneliness; isolation
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
conceptualization; conceptualisation
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to be enchanted; to be charmed
with these words; while saying
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
seeing in the dark; night vision
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to be able to manage somehow or other
both hands; both arms; ten
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over