always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
everywhere; at every turn
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
door; gate; opening; title page
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to break by stepping on; to trample; to stomp on; to walk across; to travel on foot
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to walk in on; to tread upon
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
party; set; gang; company; person
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
(in Japanese architecture) transom
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)