to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
meanwhile; in the meantime
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
changing clothes; change of clothes
but; however; even though; even if
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
enemy territory; hostile place
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back