contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to kick over; to kick down
to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
one discussion; one meeting; one conference; objection
to take flight; to disappear
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
invitation; introduction; temptation
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
great physical power; animal strength
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
handcraft; handwork; hand throwing technique (judo)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
great person; outstanding talent; hero
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
Kyoto and Osaka; Kyoto-Osaka area
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
palace gate; imperial palace
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
literally; to the letter; literal
evil spirit; demon; devil