to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
one-year-old; one year old
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
onset of an illness; falling ill
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
number of people; population; human head
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
induced explosion; secondary explosion
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to be too late; to be too slow
to loiter around; to wander about
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
handheld game console; portable game console
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
quest (esp. in role-playing games)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon