powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
conviction; belief; confidence
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
participation; joining; entry
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
hokora; small wayside shrine
rationalization; justification
besides; in addition; also; moreover
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
river; stream; River; the ... river
underground lake; subterranean lake
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
all you want; as much as one wants
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself