to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
natto (fermented soybeans)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
festival held in July in Fukuoka City; Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival (often just called Yamakasa Festival)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
patterns of thinking; train of thought
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
moisture; humidity; dampness
being filled with; being full of; permeation
semibasement; semi-basement
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
oblong; landscape orientation
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
door; gate; opening; title page
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited