to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
child's tear-stained face
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
right in the midst of; right at the height of
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to fold up; to fold into layers
to push (something) against
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
(not so) much; (not) very
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related