without trouble; easily; readily
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
difference; disparity; gap
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
withering of vegetation in winter; winter decay; winter-blight; bleakness of winter; business slump in winter (esp. in February)
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
exponential growth; geometric progression
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy
fetal movement; movements of the fetus; quickening; signs (of); indications; stirrings
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
surely (not); certainly (not)
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
variant; variation; variety; (taxonomical) variety