to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
mountain road; mountain trail
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to rise; to erect; to get up
nasal plug; wedge (in tusk mortise-and-tenon joint); wooden pin driven through tenon to hold it in place
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
(one's) quota; assignment
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in