to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to frolic; to revel; to make merry
wages; pay; rental payment
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
leukorrhoea; leucorrhoea; leukorrhea; leucorrhea; mucous discharge from female genitals
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
suspension of ferry service
lotus-shaped pedestal for images of the Buddha
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
in succession; one by one
dry riverbed; river beach
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to lean against; to set against
ripple (on water); wavelets
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
(ornamental) tip of a scabbard; bottom of a bargeboard or cantilever
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
talented person; clever person
fixed date; appointed day
in terms of; from the point of view of
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
many obstacles; innumerable difficulties