after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
walking heavily; lumbering
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to crouch; to squat; to cower
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
preference; priority; precedence
soul; spirit; divine spirit
spirit of a deceased person
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
pleasant feeling; good feeling
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other