descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
this occasion; at this time; now
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (someone) strongly in a loud voice
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to badger; to pester; to beg
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
huge rock; firmness; solidity
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
if so; in that case; in that situation
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
Akita Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)