to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); jump
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
excessive drinking and eating; overeating and overdrinking
to fire into; to shoot into
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
right to choose; a say; option
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
Möbius strip; Moebius strip
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; cannibalization; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle
the veranda of Kiyomizu Temple (located on a steep hillside overlooking Kyoto)
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
willpower; energy; vitality
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
drifting cloud; floating cloud; instability
evaporation; dispersion; dissipation
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
secondary sex characteristic