pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
deep emotion; strong feelings
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
departure; leaving; going away; recession
one eye; one of one's eyes
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
old Japanese court music; gagaku
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to stick it out (until the end)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one