geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
endurance; perseverance; patience
wooden building; wooden architecture
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
to peel; to skin; to pare
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
stilts (for walking); hobby horse
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
incompetent; have no merit
prisoner; captive; prisoner of war; Emishi allied with the Japanese during the Nara and Heian periods
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
to think too much; to be over-concerned
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
writing; book; (literary) work
now that; since; so long as; because
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
internationalization; internationalisation; i18n (in IT)
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
have to do; must; should; ought to
ingredient; component; composition