now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
confections; sweets; candy; cake
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to be hot on a person's heels
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); hannya; mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
atomic reactor; nuclear reactor
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
hating; strongly disliking
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
thought; consideration; thinking
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
to spurt toward; to put on a spurt
outside broadcasting van; OB van; mobile unit; outdoor broadcasting van
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to have a cramp in one's leg
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
promotion; raising of status
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate