virgin consecrated to a deity; shrine maiden; (spiritualistic) medium
have to do; must; should; ought to
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to leave a bad impression behind
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
to be mentally fatigued; to tired to the bone
in that way; like that; that way
cold reception; inhospitality
pleasant feeling; good feeling
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
communication skills; communication ability
devoted; self-sacrificing
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
how can (one) do something
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
safe and secure; safe and worry-free
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating