miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
leader; authority; mainstay
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
participation; joining; entry; adherence
considerably; greatly; a lot
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
how; in what way; by what means
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
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)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
wise man; philosopher; sage
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say