wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
organs of the state; machinery of the state
arrest; apprehension; capture
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to bail out (water); to scoop out
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
by sheer strength; by brute force
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
difficult to ...; hard to ...
madness; craziness; insanity
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
delicious; appetizing; appetising
to state; to express; to mention
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
something like ...; something called ...
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to attempt; to test; to try out
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
seasoning; flavour; flavor
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
counter for books; volume
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
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)