to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
troubled face; worried expression
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
low tone; bass; low voice
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
sense of relief; feeling of relief
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
pure heart; naivete; innocence
link; directory entry; rink
proposed site; site chosen
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
courage; ardour; high spirits
settlement; conclusion; summary
voyage; passage; travelling
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
travel planning; travel plans
quickly adaptable; pro-active
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
Nagano (city, prefecture)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)