to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
because of; owing to; due to
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
bank; weir; embankment; levee
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
memory; sense; experience
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
head; brains; intelligence
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to be entwined; to be involved
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating