tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
reaching; attaining; arrival
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
well-bred; of good upbringing
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
simply; merely; only; solely
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join