to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
a little; a bit; slightly
to get change back; to be more than enough
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
pumping up water (e.g. to a high place for energy storage)
(something) mixed with rain (snow, wind, etc.)
southeastern part; the southeast
moisturizing; maintenance of humidity
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to be reflected in a mirror
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
metal ring; metal hoop; metal band; trivet
(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
looking or acting as if one owned the place
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household