to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
family-oriented; familial
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
personal feelings; self-interest
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried
changing one's clothes; a change of clothes
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
warmly; cordially; with tender care
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)