(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
sword skills; swordsmanship
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
camp stool; folding stool
to sit down; to take a seat
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
principal occupation; core business
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryo system)
to rule; to govern; to administer
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
don't worry about it; forget about it
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right