willpower; energy; vitality
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
conviction; belief; confidence
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
study; diligence; discount; reduction
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
go that far; to that extent
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
armed might; military power; the sword; force
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
sunlight; rays of the Sun
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
discovery; detection; finding
had better ...; had better not ...
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged