route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
forest bathing; forest therapy; peaceful walk through the woods for health benefits
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
here and there; in places
3000; three thousand; many
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
remembrance; recollection; recognition
imagination; supposition; guess
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
back off!; leave me alone!
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
reproachful; hateful; bitter
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet