state of emergency; emergency; crisis
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to keep a watchful eye on
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to feel more like (a certain mood)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
contours of one's body; figure
amount of light; quantity of light
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
enough is enough; no further!
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
smack in the middle; perfect strike; bullseye; perfect (for something or someone); just right; just the way one likes it
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest; Mount Fangzhang (said to be inhabited by immortals); Mount Fanghu
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
lecture hall of a temple (esp. Zen)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room