to detain; to check; to restrain
self-determination; suicide
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to talk to oneself; to mutter
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
library; book collection; paperback book
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to say; to be called; to do
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes