to make a fist; to clench one's fist
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
bringing; taking; carrying
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
admiration; wonder; astonishment
Ginkakuji (Silver Pavilion in Kyoto)
Kinkakuji (temple in Kyoto); Golden Pavilion; The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (1956 novel by Yukio Mishima)
else; in addition; besides
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough