vitality; (one's) life force
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
in the meanwhile; during the time
to escape from; to get out
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
spouse; wife; husband; partner
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
accurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
permanent; perpetual; lasting
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
several minutes; a few minutes
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
time around sunset; early evening
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate