to take a breath; to take a short rest
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to subsist; to keep on living
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
for today; for the time being
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
both hands; both arms; ten
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
that is to say; so that means
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked