beautiful woman; (a) beauty
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
putting into operation; invocation
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
power; might; authority; influence
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to repeat; to do something over again
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to have a meal; to take a meal
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple