conflict; complication; troubles; discord
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
to follow another's example
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to speak; to hear a voice
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
memory; sense; experience
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
personal feelings; self-interest
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to be reminded of; to call to mind
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
to collapse into; to flop onto
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
father; dad; husband; you; he
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
composition; setting (of music)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to let slip; to slide; to glide