| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 堪能 | たんのう, かんのう | proficient, skillful; satisfaction; fortitude |
| 堪忍袋 | かんにんぶくろ | one's store of patience |
| 堪える | たえる, こらえる, こたえる | to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with; to support, to withstand, to resist, to brave; to be fit for, to be equal to |
| 堪えかねる | たえかねる | to be unable to endure, to be unable to stand (something), to lose patience |
| 堪らない | たまらない | intolerable, unbearable, unendurable; cannot help (doing), cannot but do, anxious to do; tremendous, out of this world, irresistible |
| 堪えない | たえない | unable to suppress one's emotions; unable to cope with one's responsibilities |
| 堪へる | たへる | to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with |
| 堪る | たまる | to bear (often adds emphasis), to endure |
| 堪まる | たまる | to bear (often adds emphasis), to endure |
| 堪えられない | こたえられない | really good, irresistible |