elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
gynecology department; gynecology
spreading the legs (wide apart); opening the legs
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to sprout; to put forth buds
traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
presence; sitting with; being with
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
grounds (of tea and coffee)
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
incense tray; incense burner; programme (theater); seating arrangement (in a theater)
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
front-row sets; ringside seats
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace