to be thrilled; to be excited
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
unable to resist; unable to suppress
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
society; the world; the times
should time and circumstances permit
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
difficult to ...; hard to ...
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
such; like that; that sort of; very
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to thrust back; to reject
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
don't you think?; indicates question
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
recovery; undoing; recall
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive