even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
temple; shrine; sanctuary
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
February; second month of the lunar calendar
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to fan; to incite; to instigate
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
willpower; energy; vitality
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
basin (e.g. between mountains)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
nonchalant air; unruffled air
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
sunlight; rays of the Sun
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
convenient; handy; useful