tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
speech; expression; wording; language
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
to walk away; to saunter off
retreating figure; appearance from behind
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
handful; small amount; small number
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
just because; even if; even though
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to get accustomed to using
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)