insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to smile (at); to grin (at)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
fold; crease; lineage; pedigree; reason; logic
to be murdered; to be aided by someone else; to be raised by someone else
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
who cares?; see if I care; who knows?; how should I know?
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
forced compliance; coercion; compulsion
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
shō (Japanese free reed musical instrument)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
flutter; flap; sound of something light moving in the wind
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in