to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
upright; vertical; perpendicular
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
being endowed with (e.g. a gift); being blessed with; endowment
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
transparent; plain (glass or glasses)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
sacrifice; sacrificial animal
for (some) doubtful points to remain
senior official; senior members
person of high rank or position
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
gift; present; tip; bribe
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
present (brought by a visitor); gift
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
to be excited; to be elated
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
changeable; unsettled; inconstant; fickle (e.g. weather)
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
explosion; rupture; break off
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin