cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
when it becomes; when it comes to
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
innumerable; countless; numberless
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)