downer (dispiriting person or thing); killjoy; gloomy feeling; downer (drug; esp. a barbiturate); depressant
to take a breath; to take a short rest
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
long (esp. of photographic film); lengthy
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
drenched; soaked; romantically
hunting gun (usu. shotgun or rifle)
spontaneous birth; goblin; monster
to flatter; to toady (to); to curry favor (with); to butter up; (lit.) to grind sesame seeds
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
to satisfy the requirements
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
countries; (various) nations
deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief
extinction; annihilation; destruction
living together; coexistence
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
going first; arriving first