to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
column of water; water column
turning sideways; landscape orientation
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
distinction; differentiation; classification
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
sago cycad (Cycas revoluta); king sago palm; sago palm; Japanese sago palm
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
every evening; night after night
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
tradition; legend; folklore
superstition; superstitious belief
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
having lost face; in a bind
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
street; quarter; district; area
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
with a start; with a jump
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
disturbance; riot; mayhem