barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
cooked rice; something one never grows tired of
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
honorific/polite/humble prefix
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack