inner thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; one's toes turned inward; uchimata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to push (something) against
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
secret or hidden place; female genitalia; the underworld; the other world
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
powder snow; powdery snow
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
firm; strong; solid; stable
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
mountain road; mountain trail
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness