why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to change completely; to change suddenly
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to run up to; to rush over
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to approach; to draw near
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
contract; compact; agreement
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
messenger; envoy; emissary
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
training; drill; practice; discipline
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
maintenance; preservation; improvement
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties