barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
bravery; courage; heroism
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
inexhaustibility; mutual financing association
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
difficult problem; challenge
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
to find out; to discover; to locate
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
unnatural death; violent death
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
birds and wild animals; wildlife
Japanese tit (Parus minor); Oriental tit
foster father; adoptive father
one's own property; possessions
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
tour round the country (Japan) (visiting from province to province)
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
family; relatives; dependents; household
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that