ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
how many years; how long; what year
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to have a talk; to tell a story
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative); self-love
(distant) howling; backbiting
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
very young; little; childish; immature
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to be smeared; to be covered
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to taste; to savor; to relish
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
with a momentary flash of light