to rest one's chin in one's hands
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
in steps of; in units of; calculated by
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to cease; to stop; to be over
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
baseball player; ballplayer
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to be born; to come into the world
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
how many people; a number of people
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine; Ise Grand Shrine