whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
to make one's heart flutter
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
cuteness; feelings of motherhood
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
oracle; revelation; divine message
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
vertical; portrait-style; longitudinal
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
to knock down; to knock off
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
how long; how far; how much
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
(a) Buddha; deceased person
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)