to scrape off; to plane off
thanatos; death instinct (in psychoanalysis); Thanatos; personification of death (in Greek mythology)
stifled (laughter); simmering
example; illustration; precedent
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
to get along well together; to be close to each other
exchange of courtesies (cordialities); fraternization; fraternisation
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
skin-side (of a fillet of fish)
womanly; feminine; womanish; effeminate
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
whether or not; presence or absence
mayfly; ephemeropteran; ephemerality (of human life)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
evil spirit (that can possess people)
subordinate; dependent; subsidiary; subservient
third grade; third class; tertiary
impromptu; on the spot; off the cuff; ad lib
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation