one's home country; one's homeland
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
custom; practice; convention; precedent
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
my spouse; my wife; my husband
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
celebration; congratulations
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
at first; initially; in the beginning
food and drink; eating and drinking
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
to raise someone's spirits; to enhance a mood
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
-less; lacking; non-existing
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
obedience; submission; resignation
urasuji; side fork; frenulum; frenulum of prepuce of penis
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart; to overcome one
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
thickly; stickily; viscously
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
to water down; to dilute with water
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine