sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to stiffen; to become stiff
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to establish one's innocence; to prove oneself right; to prove one's identity
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
from the beginning; from scratch
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
several people; a few people
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
desperation; self-abandonment
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to become pale; to turn pale
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
base support (e.g. for a party in an election); substrate; load bearing layer; supporting layer