to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
conscious; deliberate; intentional
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
process; course; mechanism
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
Asian black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus); moon bear
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to subsist; to keep on living
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
if so; in that case; in that situation
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
sentimental; sentimentality
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
even if; even though; however; no matter how
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
Okamoto Tarou (1911.2.26-1996.1.7)