large tree; big tree; huge tree
to machine; to cut; to scrape
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
depravity; corruption; degradation
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
very; extremely; excessively
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can