warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
somewhat below; slightly below
to peak (at a given time or given group); to approach the peak; to come to a peak
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
old poem (esp. waka); old song
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
no return (e.g. after buying something at an auction)
to have orderly plans; to be systematic
phantom; vision; illusion
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
round shape; circle; circular form
yoke; constraints; oppression
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
(written) work; book; writings
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing