to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
whole book (volume); complete episode
elegy; sad tune; plaintive melody
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to feel; to sense; to experience
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
menial; meanness; servility; abject
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
feeling; sense; impression
conscious; deliberate; intentional
how many times; how often
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
considerably; fairly; quite
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
shape of a mountain; form of a mountain