ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
work; business; company; study
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
warp; curvature; curve; arch
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
cutting of hair (to a short length); haircutting; bobbed hair; bob
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
nice; likeable; desirable
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
by means of; due to; because of; according to
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of