to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to pretend; to act (as if)
woman who brings the rain with her wherever she goes; woman who is constantly unlucky with the weather
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
world; society; people; the public
harm; evil; poison; blight; harmful influence
connection; link; relationship
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
Kōan era (1278.2.29-1288.4.28)
Mongolia (region); Greater Mongolia; Mongolian Plateau; Mongols (nomadic tribe)
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.)
Nichiren; Nichiren (Buddhist priest, 1222-82, founder of the Nichiren sect)
Glory to the Sutra; Hail Lotus Sutra
mysteries; excellent methods; marvelous law of Buddha; Saddharma; Lotus Sutra; teachings of the Lotus Sutra
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
special attack unit; kamikaze unit; suicide squad
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
trade; buying and selling
(on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave; just after leaving; while on the way