to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
long ago; already; a long time ago
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
winter vacation; winter holidays
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
eye measurement; measure with eye
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along