to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
good; goodness; right; virtue
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
weakness; effeminacy; enervation
to be contented; to be at ease
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
Awa Odori Festival (Tokushima)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
surprise; something unexpected
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
exceedingly; extremely; decisively