head temple of a Buddhist sect
two times; twice; two degrees
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
great wealth; enormous fortune
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
silence; stillness; quietness
to intervene; to stop (something)
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
municipal office; council; city hall
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over