to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
entreaty; supplication; petition
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull