to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
biological younger sister
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
beforehand; in advance; previously
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
here and there; in places
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
husband and wife; married couple
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
training; drill; practice; discipline
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to throw into; to toss into
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax