sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
vitality; (one's) life force
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to speak; to say; to vocalize
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to happen to meet; to come across
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
a long time (since the last time)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
comparatively; relatively
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
invitation; introduction; temptation
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
revival; restoration; resuscitation
scandal; deplorable event