clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
body; physical system; (the) person
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
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
hot flash; rush of blood to the head
to join forces; to cooperate
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
each and all; every single one; everybody
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
with a slurp; slurpingly; smooth; shiny; noodles; udon
from here; from this place
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to suck on; to cling to; to chew on
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
to say; to be called; to do
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede