towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
your company; your shrine
don't you think?; indicates question
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
complicated and mysterious
terrain; geographical features; topography
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)