challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
kiwi (Apteryx spp.); kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa)
papaya (Carica papaya); pawpaw
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
as if nothing had happened
to press a question; to cross-examine
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to continue to rain or snow
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
physical condition; state of health
good feeling; feeling good
observation; survey; watching
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to breathe while sleeping
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
infant; baby; little child
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
reading partway; leaving half-read
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept