to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to become excited; to be eager; to rouse oneself; to work oneself up
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
head over heels; headlong; head first
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds