unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
this world; this life; world of the living
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to become completely chilled
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
immediately; right away; on the spot
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
patience; endurance; perseverance
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
simply; merely; only; solely
foot; tootsie; tootsy; toddle; walk
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to accept; to receive; to agree
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs