pinky swear; pinky promise; linking little fingers to confirm a promise
trivial; not amounting to much
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
severe earthquake; violent tremor
gale; violent (strong) wind
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
rikka; formal style of ikebana
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
secret art; the mysteries
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
grandfather; male senior-citizen
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
while alive; during one's lifetime
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
clearing one's throat; cough
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun