to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
other side; opposite side; other party
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
resignation; acceptance; consolation
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
cooking program; cookery show
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
bull's-eye; object of desire; most-coveted goal; male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...")