hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to collapse into; to flop onto
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
should; must; -able; probably; likely
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to rain incessantly; to downpour
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
training; drill; practice; discipline
dozens; scores of; decades
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
older brother; elder brother
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
older brother and younger sister
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after