hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures
exposure to the sun; sunny place
scenery; scene; landscape
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
boy; son; baby boy; young man
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
liquidation (of a company); finishing remaining business
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
large crowd; mass of people
to become better; to improve
being filled with; being full of; permeation
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)