puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to scatter away; to vanish
finely chiseled (features)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
whatever the case; under any circumstances
otherwise; if not; or else
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
chazuke with salmon powder
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
whelk (esp. Neptunea and Buccinum spp.); small spiral-shelled snail (esp. a pond snail)
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
to watch over; to watch attentively
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate