to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
living thing; living creature; animal; life
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
but; however; provided that
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
innumerable; countless; numberless
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to order; to command; to appoint
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
expectation; assume will happen; forecast