roar; peal; rumble; beating; pounding; throbbing
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
Japanese staunton-vine (Stauntonia hexaphylla)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
secretary-general; director-general; executive director; executive secretary
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
bargain; good buy; budget
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
living by oneself; living alone
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
rikka; formal style of ikebana
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
as soon as possible; ASAP
to think too much; to be over-concerned
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
it seems so; that's what it looks like
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action