smart rabbit; cunning rabbit; nimble rabbit
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to be exhausted; to be tired out
dropping (something) headfirst down a precipice; downhill rush; plunging down a precipice
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
manner of speaking; way of speaking; intimation; lip service; words
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
contemplation; meditation
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
splendid haiku; well-turned phrase
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
player (of music, instrument, etc.)
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
based on; built on; made from
devil; evil spirit; genie
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
tidbit; titbit; digression; sidebar; snippet
conjectures and surmises; speculation; giving one's imagination full play without any ground
entertainment (at a party); amusement; fun; trick
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh