traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi
dogfight; dogfighting; fighting dog
increasing in size; becoming bigger; enlargement
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
rascal; mischievous kid; naughty child
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
struggle (for); scramble; contest
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to pour forth; to spill out
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
all-night vigil over a body; wake
interval; step; pitch; key
to return to where one came from; to return to one's parents' home (after a divorce or separation)
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
freely; right and left; as one pleases
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me