to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
in one's own way or style
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
all-night vigil over a body; wake
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
kick; treating (someone) poorly
dapple-grey (gray) (horse coat colour)
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
curiosity; inquisitiveness
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
weak force; weak interaction
one edge; one end; one side
plump; with a thud; heavily
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather