to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
in its entirety; whole; wholly
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
belligerence; fighting spirit
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
to raise one's voice; to shout
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to call again; to call someone back
one's last moment; one's death; one's end