vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
weekly publication; weekly magazine
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to save; to leave over; to spare
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to cover fully; to wrap around