number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
that is to say; so that means
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
vibration; vibrato; trill
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
Nichiren; Nichiren (Buddhist priest, 1222-82, founder of the Nichiren sect)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to flare up; to burst into flames
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
water vapour; water vapor; steam
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
gentle; mild; meek; tender
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
that's the way it is; such is life
precautions against earthquake; anti-earthquake measures; antiearthquake procedures; earthquake countermeasures