at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
companion; partner; spouse
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to become pale; to turn pale
ago; since; before; previous
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
how can (one) do something
in the same way as; just like
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
winter daphne (Daphne odora)
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
with a start; with a jump
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
first shrine visit of New Year
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam