to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
abuse; misuse; perversion
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
commencing with; including
injured person; wounded person
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
being (somewhere); sitting
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
long ago; a long time ago; already
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to ask a question; to ask questions
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
heaven and earth; the universe; the world; gods of heaven and earth
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
day in and day out; all the time