to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
losing weight; slimming; lean person
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
light of wisdom (when nearing nirvana); silent illumination; paradise; nirvana
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
endless circle of transmigration in the six posthumous worlds
good performance; good work; great success
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
something; some kind of; for some reason
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
importance; emphasis; stress
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
old age; old person; the old; the aged
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to be transparent; to leave a gap
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver