to have a hard time of it
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
fresco; mural; wall painting
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
it's been a long time; long time no see
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to be torn off; to come off
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse
horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)
Earth Horse (55th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
more than usual (usu. time)
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.); degree of understanding; how well one understands a person or thing
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
bacterium; bacteria; germ
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification