torii (Shinto shrine archway)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
deep emotion; strong feelings
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to be touching; to be moving
light snow; light snowfall; thin layer of snow; jellied dessert made of beaten egg white, agar and sugar
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to crawl towards; to creep up to
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
heterogeneity; heterogenecity
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
fall; drop; descent; coming down
contradiction; inconsistency
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt