even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
feeling of a house or a room
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
bathing; going in the bath
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued
to go out and away; to leave
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
forcibly; by force; against one's will