highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
fortune-telling; divination
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
financial power; financial means; wealth
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
vitality; ability to earn a living
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
half the body; half length
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to stiffen; to become stiff
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
fruit knife; paring knife
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
marriage breakup; divorce; engagement breakup
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)