to suck up to; to curry up to someone
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
how; in what way; circumstances
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
region; limits; stage; level
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
going to and fro; back and forth
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
attendance; presence; appearance
celebration of a birth (usu. approx. one month after birth); gift at the birth of a child; baby gift
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to waste time; to kill time
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
being about to cry; the verge of tears
snake; serpent; large snake
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on