willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to move forward; to move on
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
one by one; one each; one at a time
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
sunlight; rays of the Sun
basking in the sun; sunbathing
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
scenery; scene; landscape
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
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
beyond that point; after that
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out