stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
aforementioned; above-mentioned
without; but if; otherwise; or else
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to satisfy the requirements
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
regular (customer); client who frequently visits the same prostitute
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to employ; to hire; to engage
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
pardon me for leaving (first)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
an assortment; combination
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
directions; instructions; orders; command
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up