metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
combination; union; binding; bond
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
reaction of a living body
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
university student; college student
reviving the dead; calling back the spirits of the dead
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
reading too much into things
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)