strength; power; proficiency; ability
princess; daughter of a nobleman
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
still (continuing); as ever; further
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to trample; to crush underfoot
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
body; physical system; (the) person
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of