futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to break a dam; to burst out
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
pillar of fire; blazing column
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
railroad track; rail line
to rush over; to run up to
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to bury; to embed; to implant
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
mounted bandit (esp. historically in NE China from the end of the Qing dynasty)
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
Wood Boar (12th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1935, 1995, 2055)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
squaring; multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
way (of doing); manner; method; means
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
Saisetsu; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
the eight gods who preside over the lucky/unlucky directions of the koyomi for each year