to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
to brush off; to shake off
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
shopping; purchased goods
confections; sweets; candy; cake
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
caller; visitor; company; guest
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
to cling tearfully to (someone)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
with a clink (click, clack)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate