koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
with a start; with a jump
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
supreme; sublime; highest
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
squeaking (of an engine, skis on snow, etc.)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
immediately carrying out (a plan)
summer vacation; summer holiday
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into