prenatal care; antenatal training
to go before; to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
to become rustic; to be countrified
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to be widely known; to be famous
highway route (Edo period); main route
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
dignity; credit; (arch.) deed of sale (for a land, forest or house); (arch.) sale value; (arch.) selling price
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
for goodness' sake; for the love of God; I implore you, ...; I beg of you, ...
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
vassals; retainers; followers
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains