to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
solution; solution strategy
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
to count on one's fingers
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
key person; important person
behind with everything; too late; reactive
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
shaman; Sherman (WW2 tank)
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
falling down; lacking the energy to stand; collapsing
keep up your strength; chin up!
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to fly around; to scatter
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
splinters of glass; glass shards
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
perpetual night; continuing all night
sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
to repent; to be penitent
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)