persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
gun; pistol; ohajiki; traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic; repellence
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
to bend; to warp; to curve
sound of the expulsion of soft matter mixed with water; diarrhea, etc. sounds; watery
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
with a start; with a jump
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to behave well (of a child)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to continue to do; to persist in doing
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing