substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
nice; good; well-executed
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
these guys; these fellows
Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
Japanese freshwater crab (Geothelphusa dehaani)
blithering idiot; bloody fool; total moron; dimwit
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
hey there; I say; see here
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
water's edge; waterside; shore
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten