to chase; to run after; to pursue
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 soothe; to calm; to pacify
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
motive power; driving force
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
level ground; plain; flatland
vertical motion (in earthquakes)
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
creak; squeak; rasping sound
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
sunlight filtering through trees
trifling matter; urination; urine
Śakra (Deva); Shakra; Indra; Shakra Devanam Indra; the king of heaven in Hindu mythology
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
old poem (esp. waka); old song
to tie; to fix; to attach
to lie scattered; to be strewn with; to be covered with
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
absentmindedness; peace of mind
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
rest; break; recess; intermission
gazing at (in wonderment)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
largehearted; frank; unaffected
large pile of rocks; open-heartedness; not being bothered by unimportant things