interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
maintaining the status quo
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
progress; advance; improvement; development
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
interference; intervention; meddling
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
throwing up; vomiting; croaking (of a frog); ribbit ribbit; gross!; yuck!
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
unfortunately; regrettably
isolation; being alone; being friendless
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands