while; during; while; although; all; both
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
vajra (mystical weapon in Hinduism and Buddhism)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
but; however; provided that
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland