tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
straight; as the crow flies
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
pale; pallid; bluish-white
on the occasion of; at the time of
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
small fraction; small proportion
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to be softened; to calm down
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
short joke; quick one-liner; one-shot joke
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
indicate reason; infers some protest
from the beginning; from scratch
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
underground; subterranean
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
independence; self-reliance
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
life; living; I; me; student