terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to breathe in and breathe out
pressure; oppression; suppression
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
diaphragmatic breathing; abdominal breathing
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
return of something; repayment
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
being good at cooking; good cook
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
still; even now; to this day