language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
belief; faith; conviction
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
orphan; person without friends
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
river; stream; River; the ... river
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
this world; this life; world of the living
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard); (arch.) metal sword guard; (arch.) polearm