decision; determination; resolution
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
suddenly; all of a sudden
vigorously; really getting stuck into
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to spit in the wind; to piss in the wind; to get caught in your own trap; to reap what you sow; (lit.) to turn to the sky and spit
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
left breast; left side of the chest
restoration; repair; mending
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
condition; state (of health); appearance
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
one's opinion on (life and) death
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
that is to say; so that means
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto