tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
at least; at most; (even) just
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to yearn for; to be in love with
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to hold fast; to protect to the end
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
presence (impressive quality)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
just because; even if; even though
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
rut; wheel track; distance between two wheels; gauge
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
opposing pairs (of leaves)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for