to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to take; to catch; to capture
upper half of the body; upper body
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
chomping; gulping; with a big bite
sense of values; values; value system
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
height (of body); stature
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
advance; moving forward; progress
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness