to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
to fall off; to tumble down
standing to reason; natural
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to arrive home; to return
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
lane line (e.g. on a running track); lane marker
27th day of the month; 27 days
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to get out of bed; to show a leg
living; lifestyle; living room
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
good luck charm; something that encourages or invites good luck
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
moment; brief space of time
to remain; to stay (somewhere)