big leakage; uncontained leak
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
stairs; stairway; staircase
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
production (e.g. play); direction
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
nervousness; oversensitivity
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
living thing; living creature; animal; life
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to think constantly about; to dwell on
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate