to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
best article under heaven; peerless
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
possible; likely; probable
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
quotation; citation; reference
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
teacher; instructor; professor
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
talk; story; conversation
our country; our land; one's own country
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
long; drawn-out; very long
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
castle (in place names); castle; fortress