to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
stillness; repose; standing still
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
contrary to one's expectations
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
willpower; energy; vitality
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
all present; all concerned; all of us
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
like this; this sort; this way
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve