to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
event; phenomenon; matter
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
had better ...; had better not ...
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
child prodigy; wonder child
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to replace; to move; to change the position of
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
maternal line; mother's side of the family
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
tigers and wolves; cruel and greedy brute
stubbornly sticking to old ways; dislike of new things; narrow-mindedness
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
to lift down; to carry down in one's arms
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
any bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits); wagtail; longclaw
any bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits); wagtail; longclaw
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice