to knead well; to polish; to refine
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
curse; spell; malediction
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
opposite side; opposition
other side; opposite side; other party
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
even though; despite; when
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
final; eventual; ultimate
innumerable; countless; numberless
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
cherry tree in leaf; cherry tree whose blossoms have fallen, revealing the young leaves