figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
even if not; even without
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
passing the winter; hibernation
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
having the memory of having done something oneself; familiar (to one); guilty (look, expression, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
germ (of a cereal, e.g. wheat, rice); embryo bud
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
incident; affair; happening; event
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
in the earth; in the ground; underground
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
speaking of ...; as for ...
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to recover consciousness; to come to
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog