to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
good humour (humor); good mood
to ask; to enquire; to query
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
reaching; attaining; arrival
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
all; entire; whole; altogether
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
several years; a few years
pull; patronage; tug; discount
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
production (e.g. play); direction
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses