to pause; to have a short intermission
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
have to do; must; should; ought to
waste; uselessness; redundance
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to unfold; to unroll; to open
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
casting; cast-metal object
occurrence; taking place; happening
have to do; must; should; ought to
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to lose one's presence of mind; to lose one's composure; to lose one's head; to get flustered
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
banknote; bill; note; paper money
statue; picture; picture revealing character
dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
left breast; left side of the chest
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
surgery; surgical procedure
sending to the rear (esp. a soldier); evacuation from the front; sending later
compilation (of writings); compiling; gathering
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling