emotional strength; force of will
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
sense of smell; olfaction
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to shoot or fire off an arrow
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
loud laughter; hearty laugh
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
virile; tough; masculine; intense
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to hurt; to smart; to sting
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
evil design; crafty plan; plot
self-interest; selfish desire
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
human kindness; human weakness
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)