to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
back of a stone monument; inscription on the back of a stone monument
sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunblock
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
stoppage time; injury time; added time; lost time; wasted time
if you think about it; come to think of it
pull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning; suspension; dangling; hanging
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
total energy; all efforts
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to have one's hands tied behind one; to be arrested
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
freshly pounded (rice cake)
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience