praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to give an impression; to make an impression
(not) a single person; (no) one
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
(walking) stick; cane; wand
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
apparently; appears to be
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
childish; child-like; innocent; naive