to pierce through; to break through
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
ending up right back where one started
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
never mind!; don't worry about it
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
phantom; vision; illusion
war; battle; match; game; competition
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
free (of charge); gratuitous
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
hot spring water flowing fresh and untreated from the source
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
middle of the night; dead of night
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
right side; right-hand side
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)