hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica); liverleaf; liverwort; bird's-eye primrose (Primula farinosa subsp. modesta); mealy primrose
small grain; small stature or ability
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
ceaselessly; continually; all the time; incessantly
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
fate; destiny; predestination
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
issue; offspring; paternal blood
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
many priests; (Heian era) monk-soldiers
obedience; submission; resignation
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
fierce or defiant look; determined expression; plucky countenance
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
in search of; in order to look for
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
ten rulers of the afterlife (who judge the dead and determine their placement in their next life)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)