gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
trauma (usu. psychological)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
cutting the New Year's rice cake (January 11th); traditional breaking of a sake cask at weddings, receptions, etc.
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to crumble away; to collapse
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
that day; the very same day
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
birthday party; birthday meet-up
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
out of character; unlike one
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
underground train; subway
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations