praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
time; hour; season; time of the year
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to fight with swords; to cross swords
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to that degree; to that extent; that much
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
thickness; profundity; depth
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)