taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
horror film; horror movie
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to speak; to hear a voice
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
imposing stance; daunting pose
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
that is to say; so that means
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
way; method; means; resource; course
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
item; something that one "just has to have"
how many people; a number of people
choker (type of necklace)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium