to be thrilled; to be excited
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
so what!; who gives a damn?
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
slashing (with the blade pressed against the object); mowing down (the enemy); cutting down (one after the other); clean sweep; sweeping conquest
slice; slice; slice (in tennis, table tennis, etc.); backspin shot
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
(constructed) shogi problem; shogi puzzle
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
near oneself; close to one; familiar
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
face contorted and about to cry
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies