mountain-dwelling turtledove (often oriental turtle dove)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
persecution complex; paranoia
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
slave traffic; slave dealer
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
persons or animals added to a picture; incidental details of a picture
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
godparent; first person to give something its name
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
inclusion; comprehension; implication; containing; covering
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
while alive; during one's lifetime
magic; sorcery; incantation
strength; power; proficiency; ability
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to beat (a drum); to pluck up courage
actor; actress; player; performer