mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
please; somehow or other; one way or another
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
directly opposite; right in front
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
on the occasion of; at the time of
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
monetary offering; offertory
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
timewise; temporal; chronal
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior