to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
that's the way it is; such is life
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to shove to one side; to look at out of the corner of one's eyes
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly