lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
close; intimate; on good terms
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
opening fully; full throttle; full power
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to die; to lay down life's burden
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
several sheets (flat objects)
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
to be relieved; to feel relieved
the whole day; all the day
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
accomplishment; execution
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)