to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
delicate health; fragile health
very strong person; brave warrior; veteran
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
full dress; formal dress; uniform
here and there; in places
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
back side; back end; posterior; rear
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
capacity; volume; capacitance
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
whole nation; whole land; whole country
sympathy; empathy; response
sincere; earnest; serious
to be impressed; to greatly admire
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
hand used like a sword in striking
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to collapse into; to flop onto
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last