to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
evil eye; magical eye; eye with supernatural powers
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
elementary level; beginner level
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
while; during; while; although; all; both
legend; folklore; tradition
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently