to work hard; to work diligently
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece
failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
control; management (e.g. of a business)
touching; moving; painful
international romantic relationship
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
entreaty; solicitation; earnest request
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
criminal's head on public display; displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice