one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
unexpectedly; surprisingly
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
street stall; stand; booth
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
instant; moment; for an instant
personal affair; one's own affair
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
point of compromise; common ground
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)