burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
old friend; old acquaintance
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
4th day of the month; four days
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
how long; how far; how much
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
a long time ago; in those days
Brahman (ultimate reality of the universe in Hinduism); Brahma; Brahma (Hindu creator god); Sanskrit
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)
shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
cigarette end; cigarette butt
in all conscience; in honour; in duty bound
rough sketch; design; cartoon
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
one sun (approx. 3 cm); little bit (of time, distance, etc.)
dense growth; thick growth; gregarious growth; growing in clusters