to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
battlefield; battleground
shout of victory; cry of triumph
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
grudge; complaint; reproach
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
passage; path; route; one's way
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
this for sure; certainly is
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
successive generations; successive emperors
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
no matter how much time passes
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
accurate; correct; precise; exact
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall