class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
to exert oneself; to make efforts
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
root; source; origin; cause
one's mental make-up (structure)
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect