thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to take a breath; to take a short rest
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
tension; mental strain; nervousness
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
rest; break; recess; intermission
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
proposal; proposition; suggestion
(short) rest; breather; break
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
had better ...; had better not ...
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
convenient; handy; useful
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by