local downpour; severe rain fall
ideally; if one were to wish for more
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
good; goodness; right; virtue
Myōken (bodhisattva; deification of the North Star or the Big Dipper)
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to be hot on a person's heels
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
half the body; half length
(something) so small; so little; trifling
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
clear autumn water; clear fall water
the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
great (waka) poet; immortal poet
mysteries; excellent methods; marvelous law of Buddha; Saddharma; Lotus Sutra; teachings of the Lotus Sutra
judicial affairs; clerical duty (in a temple)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
favorite sword; cherished sword
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to succeed; to bear fruit
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed