minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to intend; to be sure that
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
silence; stillness; quietness
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
companion; company; tritagonist
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
call; summons; convening; convocation
information; news; report; reward; retribution
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to blow through; to blow across
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic