to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
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
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
in one's own way or style
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to torment; to harass; to tease
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
heart; guts; nerve; central part
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)