one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
restoration; repair; mending
turnover rate (merchandise, capital)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
try; attempt; try (rugby)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to well up; to burst; to arise
to harm; to cause harm to
valid; effective; yuko (judo)