origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
don't you think?; indicates question
deep emotion; strong feelings
very young; little; childish; immature
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hot-water tap; hot spring
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
text; provisions (act, treaty)
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
explanation; interpretation
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
party given in recognition of a person's services
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
second; number two; runner-up
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
longed-for; anxiously awaited
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to become settled; to be fixed
stepwise; one step at a time
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in