planning; plan; project; arrangements
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
I'm ready for anything; leave it to me; bring it!
one more time; once more; once again
with a squirt; spurt; with a whoosh; zipping; with a sudden whistle (e.g. gust of wind)
bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
Fushimiinaritaisha (in Kyoto)
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
power spot; spiritual hot spot; location said to be flowing with mystical energy
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
out of season; unseasonal
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
rows of torii gates (e.g. at Kyoto's Fushimi Inari shrine); torii corridor
wish; desire; request; prayer
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering
child's tear-stained face
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
weightlifting; weight lifting
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
one's (official) authority; ex-officio authority; power
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
leading; guiding; commanding
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth