rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
inferior conjunction (astro)
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
this, that and the other; this and that
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to win and advance to the next round
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
to finish; to end; to close
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
moment to quit; way to quit
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
good (place to leave off); convenient
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
younger scholar; future reference
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
beautiful woman; pretty girl
one's husband; one's wife
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to emphasize; to attach importance to
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
in a quarrel, both parties are to blame
law decreeing rules for daimyo during Tokugawa shogunate
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean