protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
living thing; living creature; animal; life
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
moss-rose purslane (Portulaca grandiflora)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to lie down; to throw oneself down
so; like this; in this way
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
(very) patient; persevering
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook