to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
gem; jewel; precious stone
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to push (something) against
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to increase; to add to; to augment
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
older sister; elder sister
motherland; fatherland; native country
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to fight; to exchange blows
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
looks; personal appearance; features
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse