distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to rush back; to run back
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
acceleration; speeding up
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
way out; means to escape; escape route
going straight on; going straight ahead
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
outdoor unit (esp. air conditioner condenser)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)