reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
house where one was born; one's parents' house
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
deceased father; late father
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
enough is enough; no further!
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
(meterological) observation
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
to rinse (one's mouth); to gargle
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
sick; nauseated; angry; irritated
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to ask for too much; to expect too much
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
splashing (water); splashing about; vigorously; generously (e.g. pouring sauce); greatly (using or making money)
abundant; rich; ripe; mellow
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
to sprout; to put forth buds
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
war situation; progress of a battle
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
(Japanese) larch (Larix leptolepis, Larix kaempferi)