even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
genuine article; real thing; real deal
wintertime; winter season
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
lightly; easily; carelessly
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
without leaving any trace
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
wastewater; waste water; liquid waste; black water