refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
24th day of the month; 24 days
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
three days and three nights
innermost depths of one's heart
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
dried-out; dry (e.g. hair); stale (bread)
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
one act (of a play); scene; event
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly