sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
stilts (for walking); hobby horse
counter for wheels and flowers
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
decoration; ornamental item; decompensated congestive heart failure
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
internal angle of two walls, planes, etc.
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to pluck; to pick; to tear
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable