to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
north-northeast; north-north-east
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
remaining; left-over; excess
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
supply; provision; raising; procurement
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
infection; contagion; becoming infected
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)
remote control; remote operation
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to raise one's voice; to shout
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
religious organization; religious organisation
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows