same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
limp; listless; enervated; flaccid; wilting; soft
to cover fully; to wrap around
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to creep about; to crawl around
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
true character; true heart; true spirit
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to bring back; to restore
to thrust away; to send flying
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to make (a person) pay for (something)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
prophet; predictor; prognosticator