to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
hunting ground; hunting preserve
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
stairs; stairway; staircase
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to show up; to appear; to turn up
but; however; even though; even if
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
in advance; beforehand; previously
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to pierce through; to break through
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
several times; a few times
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
difficult to ...; hard to ...
having said that; on the other hand
for (some) doubtful points to remain
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
first of all; first thing
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
tree frog (esp. the Japanese tree frog, Hyla japonica)