nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
indulgence (in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
hyperbola; hyperbolic curve
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
sudden shower; sudden downpour
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
accomplice; co-conspirator
to burst into leaf; to sprout
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
Christmas Eve; holy night
background (of a scene, picture, etc.); background (of an event, person, etc.); circumstances; background music; background (activity)
operating room; operating theatre
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
modulation; change of key
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)