to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
consideration; taking into account
prompt; immediate; in real time
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
of no interest; not interested
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
first shrine visit of New Year
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
that's the way it is; such is life
adds force or indicates command
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(another's) daughter; young lady
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
public transportation; public transport
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not