strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to be silent; to say nothing
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to recall; to remember; to recollect
because of; owing to; due to
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
convenient; handy; useful
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
interchange; international; inter-
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to have time free; to have time to spare