mental; spiritual; emotional
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
protective covering for a book (often in the form of a folding case with clasps); counter for book covers
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
of course; certainly; naturally
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
how; in what way; by what means
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
here and there; in places
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
how many years; how long; what year
this world; this life; world of the living
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
passing through without stopping; passing by
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to gain fame; to make one's name
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to fight; to exchange blows
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance