lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
with these words; while saying
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
dumpling store; dumpling seller
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
simply; merely; only; solely
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
job (work) training (for the unskilled)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid)
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to hand over; to surrender
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
that's the way it is; such is life
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
sexual desire; physical love; Eros (Greek god); Eros (asteroid); event-related optical signal; EROS