serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
rather; sooner; preferably
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
moderate; proper; just right
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
armor and helmet (armour)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to speak ill of; to disparage
he; she; that person; (arch.) you