distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
rubber band; elastic band
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
negative; negative (e.g. thinking)
development (of film); photographic processing
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
difference; disparity; gap
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
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
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
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
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak