remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
strong pressure; heavy pressure
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to trample flat; to beat a path
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
chair; stool; post; office; position
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
installation (esp. software)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)