difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
capable of anything; liable to do
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to close (one's eyes); to shut
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
deeply in love with; madly in love with; heads over heels in love with; to be crazy about
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to be lost in thought; to be immersed in reverie
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness