definite; final; decisive; conclusive
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to get slightly dirty (all over)
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
prudence; discretion; thought
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to be born; to come into this world
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
honorific affix; honorific prefix
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
favorite sword; cherished sword
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to subsist; to keep on living
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
responsibility; duty; obligation