life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
like this; this sort; this way
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
stingy; cheap; very frugal
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
all times and places; all ages and countries
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
image; figure; figure; form; image