weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
nothing but; none other than
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
(period of) a year; during an era
to prostrate oneself before
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
metallic sound; metallic clank
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
family; members of a family
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
main battery; main armament