to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
price; cost; value; worth; value
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
change of course (ship); steering in a different direction
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
to throw into; to toss into
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
head; lead; vanguard; first
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
just managing; with great difficulty
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan