demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
going feral (of a species); reverting to wild; escape
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
almost every day; almost daily
to badger; to pester; to beg
stealthily; secretly; in secret
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh