giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
play equipment; playground equipment
memories; recollections; reminiscence
measurement error; calculation error
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
left side; left-hand side
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to die out; to become extinct
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
human; human-like; as a person
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course