to continue to do; to persist in doing
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to watch steadily; to stare
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
first shrine visit of New Year
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
the other day; lately; recently
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
to make merry; to be festive
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason