ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to rush over; to run up to
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
how long; how much; to what extent
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
exploitation; overuse; abuse
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)