to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
being startled; getting a shock
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
moving about; stirring about
steamed bun with sesame oil and anko filling
to look away; to avert one's eyes
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
pull-top; pop-top; pop top; pull tab
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
companion; follower; attendant; retinue