to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
carving; engraving; sculpture
toil; labor; labour; painstaking piece of work; (a) work involving considerable effort
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
moment by moment; hour by hour
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
description; describing; depicting
difficult to ...; hard to ...
revision; amendment; alteration
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
after a long time; for the first time in a while
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
still; as yet; as it has been