deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
in contrast; on the contrary; on the other hand
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
Japanese spatterdock (species of water lily, Nuphar japonica)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
half-wit; fool; simpleton
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
next (day, morning, etc.); following
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
bamboo stem (of a Japanese pipe)
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
to comb down; to smooth down
late at night; small hours of the morning
noisily (playing a musical instrument); doing something on and on
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
left skirt of a kimono; geisha (because they often walked holding the left hem of their kimono)
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all