hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to rock; to shake; to swing
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
originally; by nature; from the start
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
study; pursuit of knowledge
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
for example; for instance; e.g.
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to subsist; to keep on living
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
feelings; thoughts; meaning
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
cartoon-character costume
deckle-edged (e.g. paper); eared (e.g. jug); with lugs
tail (animal); tail end; tip
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to suit; to match; to become; to be like