independence; autonomy; self-reliance
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
had better ...; had better not ...
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
thought; consideration; thinking
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to become fully formed; to take proper shape
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
chain; series; connection; linkage
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
high-capacity; high-volume
via; through; by doing; by means of; using