to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to use one's intuition; to use one's instinct; to use one's head
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
young turtle (tortoise); turtle (tortoise) shell
(at a) snail's pace; inch by (painful) inch
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to scrape off; to scrape away; (arch.) to chop off (someone's head)
just; fair; proper; reasonable
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
pawn; pawned article; pledge; security; guarantee
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
immense sum (of money); ten thousand yen
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
offense; offence; crime; guilt; punishment
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to get angry; to lose one's temper
missing someone; loathing to part
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to be murdered; to be aided by someone else; to be raised by someone else
unnatural or untimely (death)
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising