to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
prohibition; inhibition; ban
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
right beside; close to; nearby
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to step forward; to take a step forward
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
reopening; resumption; restarting
to be detained; to take time
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to work hard; to work diligently
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
regular customer; valued client
to rush over; to run up to
loveable; very likeable; like very much
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
limited; limiting; restrictive
ink rubbing of a fish; (making a) fish print; (taking a) fish impression; snapshot of a web page (to preserve its contents); archive
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk