samurai; warrior; military family
tteok (sweet Korean rice cake)
indecisive; irresolute; weak
pinning someone on the floor by lying on them; banging on the floor (e.g. to quieten one's neighbor)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
water ball; large inflatable sphere that allows a person inside it to walk across the surface of a body of water
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
Nihi (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
infants; babies and very young children
Nola (Italy); Nora; Norah
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
burning at the stake; burning to death
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
healing (esp. through alternative therapies, music, color therapy, supernatural powers, etc.)
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
global maximum; greatest value
what time; (lit.) which hour
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
serious condition; critical condition