training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to trample flat; to beat a path
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to cease; to stop; to be over