to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
menarche; first menstruation
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
deep emotion; strong feelings
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
powerful medicine; strong poison
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
laughing while reminiscing
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to manage something successfully; to be successful
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
deposit; payment; money received; money due
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
shyness; bashfulness; shame
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
shoji (paper sliding door)
hinoki leaf; hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata); small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
here and there; in places
change of colour; changing colours; differently coloured (but otherwise similar); different; unusual
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling