reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to devour; to bite to death
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
with a clink (click, clack)
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
winner; victor; conqueror
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
self-deprecating; self-mocking
call; summons; convening; convocation
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
in order; in turn; one by one
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
to complain; to lodge a complaint
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till