to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to run through; to run past
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
to have meaning; to be meaningful
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to dry up completely; to become stale
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
trembling from fear; trembling all over
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for