middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
large amount of money; great cost
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
type 2; category 2; second class
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge; bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path
to take flight; to disappear
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
to lose heart; to lose motivation
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
intensification; aggravation
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
crescent moon; young moon
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
poppy seed; something extremely tiny
always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
invisibly; secretly; privately
plenary session; regular session
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
question of possession (e.g. of the Kuril Islands)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind