to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
wish; desire; request; prayer
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
stagnation; hindrance; delay
world history; international history
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
Japanese history; history of Japan
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
master painter; great artist; painter; artist
jack of all trades, master of none
(feeling of) massiveness; (sense of) volume
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
(only) one option; one possible choice
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
classification; sorting (out); grouping; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
bright; intelligent; clever; smart