explanation; interpretation
to grant someone's request
putting into operation; invocation
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
to step forward; to take a step forward
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to tear off; to strip; to rob
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice