to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
cassette (tape); game cartridge
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
snake; serpent; large snake
light; right; right field; right fielder
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
malicious; deliberately mean
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
consequently; as a result
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
passing through without stopping; passing by
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
truancy; school non-attendance
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
arrogant; haughty; insolent
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous