value; preciousness; nobility
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
memory; sense; experience
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
observation; survey; watching
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
down to earth; reasonable
pebble; round stone; boulder
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
baby backpack; back-mounted baby carrier; sling
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
will not do; do not; does not
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to