to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
step; stride; counter for steps
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
along; parallel to; in accordance with
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
fully prepared; all ready
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished