to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
innumerable; countless; numberless
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
extermination; expulsion; destruction
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
tingling; stinging; pungently
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
behind; in the rear; in back
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
remembrance; recollection; recognition
man; male; masculine gender
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
utmost limit; extremity; result
one's real father; natural father; biological father
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)