ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
construction; building (e.g. a house); communal construction labor (in Zen Buddhism); building with the help of many people (e.g. a temple or shrine)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
basking in the sun; sunbathing
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
promising; hopeful; full of promise
to have a pungent smell; to have an acrid smell
pure heart; naivete; innocence
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
constant reference (to something); game in which two players pass a cord around their necks and pull at each other
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
outsider; someone outside of a group
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
busy; having no time (for)
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
more than anything; above all else
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
rare; extraordinary; singular
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
training; drilling; strengthening; use of alchemy; producing (gold, etc.) with alchemy
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon