confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
sooner or later; in time; eventually
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
without trouble; easily; readily
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
level ground; plain; flatland
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
crookedness; bending; indentation; curvature; flexion
right side; right-hand side
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
gold vein; gold-bearing reef
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
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
it's been a long time; long time no see
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous