to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
small administrative unit (of a village)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl
absent-mindedness; stupor; stupefaction; fainting
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to happen to pass by; to pass by
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
forcibly; against one's will
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash; moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)