to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
hidden treasure; treasured article
super work; tremendous work; spectacular; blockbuster
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to write down; to record; to register
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character; NPC
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to express (in words); to confess
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
at some point in the past; at some stage
overcast sky in the rainy season
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
supply; supplying; replenishment
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
other side; opposite side; other party
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
leaving everything up to someone else
overloading (a truck, etc.); excessive loading
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
chilly feeling after a bath
at a glance; at first sight
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
(loaf of) bread; bread in a rectangular shape
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
monthly publication; monthly issue
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
professional; careerman; worker
training wheels; stabilizers