provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
automatic; intransitive verb
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
one end; an end; part; fragment
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to be helpful; to be useful
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
any more; any further; any better; any longer
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
gossip; corner of the mouth
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to step forward; to take a step forward
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
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
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...