to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
glorious achievement; distinguished service
recommendation; referral; endorsement
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
light; faint; pale; fleeting
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
wadi; river bed (usu. dry); arroyo
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
wife and children; (arch.) wife
quadruped; four-footed animal
to die out; to become extinct
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to push aside; to brush aside
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
to half-rise to one's feet
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
eruption; volcanic eruption
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
to lure someone; to entice someone
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
gray or silver haired (grey)
paste (food, text, adhesive, etc.)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region