to fight against; to oppose; to face
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
yearned for; longed for; missed
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
emphasizes direct object of action
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
polite; respectful; reverent
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil