wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
one edge; one end; one side
premature joy; short-lived elation
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
questions and answers; dialogue
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
threat; intimidation; menace
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
moment by moment; hour by hour
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)