delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
curse; spell; malediction
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
completely beating somebody up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing somebody
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
having no idea; having no clue
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
witnessing; observing; sighting
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
red line; red-light district (marked by a red line on police maps); non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation