lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
with these words; while saying
lightly and nimbly; with agility
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
one's last journey; the journey to the other world; death
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
don't you think?; indicates question
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
companion; company; tritagonist
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
just a minute; small quantity
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
stairs; stairway; staircase
to move forward; to move on