pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
even more; still more; further
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
river; stream; River; the ... river
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to be torn off; to come off
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
full impact; packing a punch
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
abnormal behavior (behaviour)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
racing (of an engine); idling; going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels; going nowhere
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
very much; exceedingly; extremely
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)