to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
at least; at most; (even) just
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
professor; teaching; instruction
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
heliocentric theory; Copernican theory; heliocentrism; heliocentricism
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach