freshly pounded (rice cake)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
snugly; cosily; compactly
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
growth period (in children)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
neighboring village; neighbouring village
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
rice-flour dumplings mixed with mugwort
difficult to ...; hard to ...
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
from the viewpoint of; according to