to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
powerful medicine; strong poison
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to be able to manage somehow or another
cherishing one's children; doting; adoring parent
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
going through; going via; going by way of
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to finish reading; to read through
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
grandfather; male senior-citizen
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)