stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
opening fully; full throttle; full power
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
main temple building; nave
temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to crack; to develop a crack
bonshō; Buddhist temple bell
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to pass (of time); to elapse
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
forcibly; against one's will