grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
how much; how many; to what extent
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
creation; Creation (by God)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
about when; about what time; how soon
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
stairs; stairway; staircase
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
confused; flustered; at a loss
to knock down; to knock off
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter