anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
fighting stance; fighting pose
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
while being out of the office or away from home
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to smirk; to grin broadly
shopping street; shopping district
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
chocolate chips; chocolate chip
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
to crouch; to squat; to cower
indirection; indirectness
to give; to do (something) for
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
chasing; metal carving; metal engraving
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
practicality; utility; usefulness
nice; good; well-executed
several minutes; a few minutes
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up