the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
(period of) a year; during an era
to throw oneself (into an activity)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
namely; that is (to say); in other words
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
regret; repentance; remorse
older sister; elder sister
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
with a start; with a jump
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry