calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
even though; despite; when
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
back fat; fatty upper part of roast pork
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
even though; despite; when
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
to repeat; to do something over again
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
something like ...; something called ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
consequence; outcome; result; blame
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
tomfoolery; monkey business
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to