to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to read the situation; to sense the mood
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
fat; tallow; lard; grease
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
tradition; legend; folklore
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly