to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
timetable; schedule; allocation of time (e.g. to tasks); time usage
starry handfish (Halieutaea stellata)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
directly opposite; right in front
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
house centipede (Scutigeromorpha spp.); contemptible person; skunk; wretch
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
whistle (sound made with the lips)
go that far; to that extent
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to forget to put in; to leave out
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful