narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
standing tall; towering; soaring
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
yearning; longing for; deep affection
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
attendance (at school); going to school
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
in accordance with; according to
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
genuine article; real thing; real deal
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
running as fast as one can