base of the throat; bottom of the neck
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
something that cannot be done no matter how hard one tries (and is slightly frustrating because of this); (lit.) eye drops from the second floor
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to be born; to come into the world
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
neglecting; leaving alone
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to call each other; to call out to one another
Heike family; Taira family
Mongol invasions of Japan (1274, 1281)
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
plural; multiple; several
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
action of making something; -ification
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)