to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
custom; habit; customary practice
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
to stop raining or snowing
testimony; (verbal) evidence
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
little finger; pinky; little toe
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
wetting; love affair; lover
main force; chief object; mainline
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
individual; private person; personal; private
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
independence; self-reliance
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
rebirth; new birth; nascent