strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
as a child; when one was a child
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to grow taller (of people)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
inside one's heart; in one's mind
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to be helpful; to be useful
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to attempt; to test; to try out
black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish
to have an accident; to meet with an accident