mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
splashing (water); splashing about; vigorously; generously (e.g. pouring sauce); greatly (using or making money)
to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
malicious; deliberately mean
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
missing part; broken part; short weight; false eye (in go)
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising)
physique; physical standard; posture; sexual position
another thing; other things; another man's property
preparing for action or battle
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up