to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to become locked; to lock
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
not caring; not giving a damn
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
restricted; confined; unfree
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to be able to manage somehow or other
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; peep; placing a stone before a connecting point (threatening to divide the opponent's stones)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
on and after; from ... onward; since
battle formation; military formation