reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to lead a life; to live a life
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
about this time; about now
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
patting; stroking; caressing
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
hair (on the head); (a) hair
in a tousled manner; in a ruffled fashion; in a disorderly manner; with a fluster; confusedly; messily
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.