to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to speak; to hear a voice
man; male; masculine gender
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
just because; even if; even though
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
one hole; toilet bowl (for both urination and defecation); effective point for moxibustion; one-woman man
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to take away; to carry off
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to slap; to strike; to spank
to gain strength; to have energy
fate; destiny; predestination
to check; to stop; to keep back
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation