endurance; perseverance; patience
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to get between; to be caught in
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
high spirits; gleeful mood
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions); mochi rice with red beans
at once; immediately; right now
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
cold bath; taking a cold bath
to throw into; to toss into
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
maid; helper; help; assistance
to increase; to add to; to augment
going through; going via; going by way of
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
tool; implement; means; furniture
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
free alcohol; free liquor; free drinks
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)