materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
far away in the distance; in the far distance
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
liberation; reaching enlightenment
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
clearness; clear understanding
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
to jump into; to rush into
pitching ability; counter for pitches
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to find out; to discover; to detect
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)