perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
hokora; small wayside shrine
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
beginning; clue; starting point
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
home area; home town; local
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
to grant permission; to give permission
companion; fellow traveler (person who supports a group, movement, etc. without being a member); sympathizer
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
no!; no no!; no, not at all
the other day; some time ago; recently
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to await; to wait for; to expect
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
forgetting; lapse of memory
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
devastating; catastrophic; crushing