inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
moderate; proper; just right
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
sexual position where the man lies flat on his back and the woman sits on top; cowgirl position
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
for a while; for some time; for a period
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
bare thighs; inner thigh; intercrural sex
vocal sound; tone of voice
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
too much; excessively; too
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to get angry; to lose one's temper
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
wearing one's hair up; coming-of-age ceremony where 12 to 13-year-old girls get their long hair tied up; wearing one's hair up with a hairpin (type of hairstyle used by court ladies)
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
radiant smile; contented smile; look of complete satisfaction
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate