choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
winter vacation; winter holidays
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
all you want; as much as one wants
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
to yield to temptation; to succumb
to rise; to erect; to get up
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob