acceleration; speeding up
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
results of a scientific investigation; findings
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to push aside; to push one's way through
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to pick up; to find; to gather
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout