capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
fort; stronghold; fortification
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
natural; reasonable; understandable
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
virtue; charm; merit; good point
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
continuous; without a break
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
reward; honorarium; remuneration
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
a little; a bit; slightly
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
nothing but; none other than
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house