gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to notify; to advise; to inform
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
central part; heart (of a city)
torii; Shinto shrine archway
standing statue; standing image
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
certainly; surely; definitely
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
check pattern; checked pattern; checkered pattern; plaid; lattice design
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
unheard-of; unprecedented
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly