to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
looking pale; looking unwell
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
although I say; although one might say; although called
one's house; one's home; one's family
to put something on top of another thing; to superimpose
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
pessimism; disappointment
difficult to ...; hard to ...
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
messenger; envoy; emissary
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
hanging garden; hanging gardens
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
all eyes; public attention
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
town; city; municipal; urban