risky; dangerous; insecure
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
light meal; snack; refreshments
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
ritual acts performed under a waterfall
midwinter; dead of winter
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
invitation; introduction; temptation
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
quantity or volume of water
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
at first; in the beginning; originally
regulation; adjustment; control
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
with a click (of a button or switch); one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
in high spirits; excited; energetic
on the occasion of; at the time of
to stand under a waterfall (as spiritual training)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
sisterly love; affection between sisters
squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
button (clothing); push-button; button
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather