tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
suffix for familiar person
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
suddenly; all of a sudden
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
one's world within; one's inner world
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to grow taller (of people)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
decision; determination; resolution
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
meaning; connotation; denotation
sincere; earnest; serious
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)