to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
compassionate; sympathetic
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
apparent age (of someone); rough age
Hades; land of the dead; netherworld
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to keep a house; to run a household
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
decision; determination; resolution
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to dawdle; to waste time doing nothing in particular; to fret; to sulk; to rain on and off
weather; fair weather; fine weather
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
irritation; annoyance; frustration
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash