to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
softly; smoothly; tenderly; gently; mildly; calmly
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
(punishment by) striking with fists
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
full view; plain sight; completely visible
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
freely; frankly; without reserve
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
ardent; passionate; vehement
influence; effect; impact
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol