to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
thin strip of wood smeared with sulfur, used to light a fire
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to detain; to check; to restrain
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
enchantress; seductress; vamp
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
(religious) faith; belief; creed
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
wood (for building); lumber; timber
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
two legs; two feet; two pairs
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
control; management (e.g. of a business)
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)