nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
convention; tired tradition; old custom
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
all over; all over the place; everywhere
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
popular line (of goods); products predicted to sell well
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
discarding; firing (an employee)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
strong person; the strong; the powerful
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
maintaining the status quo
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
natural; intrinsic; from birth
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
My Neighbor Totoro (film)
alliance and rupture; meeting and parting
B-movie; B-picture; B-film