prohibition; inhibition; ban
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to become better; to improve
still; as yet; as it has been
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
homeroom; form room; form class
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
morning training (e.g. before school)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
person holding a dan rank; black belt (martial arts); dan player (go, shogi)
hard worker; hardworking person
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to be embarrassed for a reply
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
pain of love; love troubles
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
environment; circumstance
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type