defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to take a breath; to take a short rest
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to become possible; to become able to (do)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
stabilization; stabilisation
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to find out; to discover; to locate
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
how long; how far; how much
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
wherein; therein; thereinto
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to put one's strength into
blue-green; turquoise; aqua; (arch.) spirogyra; (arch.) algae forming pond scum
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")