enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
near; close; beside; third person
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to be erected; to be built