unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
moaning; muttering; complaining
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
smokehole on hearth; hearth; (kitchen) furnace
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
as far as the eye can see
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to crack; to develop a crack
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
horizon (related to land)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
deep emotion; strong feelings
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
preservation; retainment; keeping
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit