being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to knock down; to knock off
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
small hill; low hill; hillock
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
severe wound; serious wound; gash
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to sustain a serious wound
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
garden lantern; hanging lantern
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to show up; to appear; to turn up
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat