very good luck; excellent fortune
to have a long life; to live a long time
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
resonance; sympathetic vibration
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
study; learning; tutorial
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
operation; functioning; running
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to fly around; to scatter
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to push (something) against
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along