egoistic; selfish; self-willed
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
entry; approach; penetration
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
dealing with; coping with
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
any god of foodstuffs; Uka-no-Mitama (god of rice)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
memories; recollections; reminiscence
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove