to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
wisteria trellis; wisteria arbor (arbour); wisteria pergola
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
silence (not speaking); muteness
surface of the water; face of the water
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
falling over; toppling sideways
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
beyond that point; after that
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
recognition; acquaintance
to jump from one thing to another
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)