challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
embodying; expressing concretely
action of making something; -ification
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
gas burner; blowtorch; Bunsen burner
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
life; living; I; me; student
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
long hair (usu. of a man)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
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)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to rule; to govern; to administer
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
God; god; ace; king; superior person
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity