20 years old; (arch.) twenty
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
head over heels; headlong; head first
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
while; even though; despite
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
for today; for the time being
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
in the meanwhile; during the time
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
simmering; (boiling) gently
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot