book; volume; this; present; main; head
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to become excited; to grow lively
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
section; cross section; profile
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
reading partway; leaving half-read
to finish reading; to read through
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
your company; your shrine
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
Chinese dumpling; Chinese steamed bun
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
how long; how much; to what extent
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to