disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
that is to say; so that means
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
by myself; in person; by oneself
putting life into; animating; cheering up
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
dividing into four; quartering
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
decision of a contest; finals
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
qualifying tournament; preliminaries; trials; primaries
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
this sort of; this type of