lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
old couple; elderly couple
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to be contrary to one's expectations
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
battlefield; battleground
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to talk; to carry meaning
root; joint; base; crotch
present (brought by a visitor); gift
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
control; check; restraint; inhibition
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to keep a house; to run a household
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
hateful; detestable; loathsome
staying behind; remaining; residual