(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
Kumamoto prefecture (Kyushu)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to thrust down; to push off
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
overanxiety; needless worry
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
factory; plant; mill; workshop
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
funny story; funny anecdote
to scatter away; to vanish
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to thrust before; to thrust at
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
to pick up; to find; to gather
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
to be subject to punishment; to be punished