that is to say; so that means
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice
silence; stillness; quietness
righteousness; justice; right
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
nod; inclination of the head
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
now that; since; so long as; because
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant