to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); type; kind
to run down (stairs, etc.)
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
leading a horse, cow, etc.; groom; horse boy; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer
stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
because of; owing to; due to
internal organ; viscera; gut
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
interior closed room with heavily plastered walls in a Heian palace
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to torment; to harass; to tease
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
sawara cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera)
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove