upper half of the body; upper body
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
assorted grains; cereals; millet
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
falling asleep immediately; going out like a light
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
(physical) growth; development
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
research; study; investigation
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to pluck; to pick; to tear
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
mask; striking the head (kendo)
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
ha ha ha; hee hee hee; chuckling
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
again; once again; yet again
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
to be worried; to be troubled
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to anticipate; to foresee
in proportion to; just as much as
that; the matter in question
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy