echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
utmost limits; extremity; limit
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
prostitution of learning; twisting the truth and truckling to the times
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
technical skill; ability; capacity
how many years; how long; what year
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
my personal (e.g. opinion)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
older sister; lass; young lady
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
at the mercy of (e.g. the waves); with (e.g. the wind)
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
sentiment; sentimentality
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
not yet known; unknown; strange
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit