disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.); grinding noise; precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.); acrida cinerea; oriental longheaded locust
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
to break the tape (at the finishing line); to breast the tape
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to say; to tell (somebody); to state
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
older brother and younger sister
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
will not do; do not; does not
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
willpower; energy; vitality
but; however; provided that
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
leather; leather-bound; leathern
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to join together; to combine; to join up
packing; crating; packaging
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar