a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to cease; to stop; to be over
festival; feast; carnival
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
beginning; outset; first; onset
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
to redeem (from sin); to save
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
exploitation; overuse; abuse
participation; joining; entry; adherence
repechage; revival series
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
general idea; concept; notion
offense and defense; offence and defence
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
war; battle; match; game; competition
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)