endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
man; male; masculine gender
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
personality; style; appearance
to step firmly; to harden by treading
systematic; regular; routine
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
again and again; repeatedly
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start