even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
simply; merely; only; solely
on the occasion of; at the time of
spreading one's legs open wide with knees bent, creating the shape of the letter M (pornographic pose)
to state; to express; to mention
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
stirring; slight movement
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...