collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
since; henceforth; ever since
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
order to go into battle; order given on the field of battle
shellfish; seashell; shell
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
it seems so; that's what it looks like
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
how many people; a number of people
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
home environment; family environment
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
very interesting; of great interest
retort; back talk; backchat
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
but; however; provided that
tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)
penalty; sentence; punishment
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right