a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
outsider; layman; amateur
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
29th day of the month; 29 days
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to rock; to shake; to swing
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
femoral region; thigh area
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
mountain road; mountain trail
wounded person; injured person
self-torturing; masochistic
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
directivity; directionality; intentionality
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream