stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
good-natured; of good character
underground; subterranean
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
edible flower bud of the fuki (Petasites japonicus) plant, an early spring delicacy
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
green beefsteak plant; green perilla
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets; mekuri karuta
at the last moment; this late in the game
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
scene; view; prospect; outlook
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
limbs; arms and legs; body
day and night; around the clock
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
tickling; tickle; joke; gag
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
folding; collapsible; telescopic
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
episode; anecdote; vignette
deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)