courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
Respect-for-the-Aged Day (national holiday; third Monday in September)
Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)
to be softened; to calm down
tingling; stinging; pungently
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
something to wear; clothes
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
one way or the other; either way
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
boy; son; baby boy; young man
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes