(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
too (much); overly; excessively
standing tall; towering; soaring
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to accept; to receive; to agree
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to talk; to carry meaning
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
(lower) abdomen; hypogastrium; genitals; private parts
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes