terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
jujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon); jiujitsu; jujutsu
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
persistence; single-mindedness
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to become an expert; to be master at
illegitimate child; secret love child
eternal; unlimited; endless
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
branch shrine; corporate spin-off; split-off business
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
open one's eyes wide; with eyes open like saucers
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
moment by moment; hour by hour
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)