(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
wintry desolation; poor business conditions
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
in accordance with; according to
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
mathematical formula; numerical expression
piece; fragment; one (object)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row