soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
beginning; outset; first; onset
Battle of Okinawa (April, 1945)
world; society; people; the public
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
heart attack; to have a heart attack
while; during (the time when)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
continuation; succession; series
two times; twice; two degrees
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme