tedious; boring; being fed up with
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
man; male; masculine gender
divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo-period business tax
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
sympathy; compassion; pity
straying; wandering (off course)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
delusion; trick of the imagination
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
suffix for familiar person
made in Japan; Japanese-made
great war; great battle; world war
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
tiger (feline, Panthera tigris)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
free-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing; letting (a dog) run loose; letting (a child) run free
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret