bulky; massive; thick; heavy
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to rise; to erect; to get up
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
tradition; legend; folklore
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
nine times; twisting around many times
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
to read (a book, etc.) over again
right side; style of Japanese court music
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
defeating in an instant; instant kill
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently