in the mountains; among the mountains
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
to order; to command; to appoint
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
dispersing; breaking up; running away
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to make sense; to be meaningful
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to begin; to set about; to start
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
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
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away