mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
servant; manservant; menial
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
defeating in an instant; instant kill
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
arm; skill; efforts; ability
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
though; notwithstanding; although
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
originally; by nature; from the start
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...