you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
to squeeze out; to wring out
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
smacking one's lips (over food)
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
miraculous (miracle-working) water
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
suffering (as a result of maltreatment)
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
throwaway; disposable; single-use
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
sale (usu. of unwanted government assets); disposal
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
along the road; along the way
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
rest; break; recess; intermission
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
to be rustic; to be countrified; to have a rural feel