these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; stupid
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae); Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
Blue Hawaii (cocktail); Blue Hawaii (shaved ice flavoring)
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
dissolute priest; depraved monk; ferocious warrior monk
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
flight; desertion; escape
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
self-introduction (of a character)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to notify; to advise; to inform
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
(not saying anything) no matter what
messenger of god; divine messenger
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at a Shinto shrine
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
as far as the eye can see
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to make a mistake; to blunder
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
what number (in a sequence); what rank
deep-frying without breading or batter; food deep-fried without breading or batter
wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan