bet; wager; stake; gamble
determination; resolution
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
direct unforked road; straight path
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
shaman (Okinawa, Amami); medium; exorcist
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
dense with trees; deeply forested
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
growing thickly; growing densely
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
dark under the trees; obscurity of a forest
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
level ground; plain; flatland
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)
to push aside; to push one's way through
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)