poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
a little more; a bit more
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to overflow from something full
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
(not) even once; (not) ever
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
to think something is delicious; to think something is scrumptious
a few years ago; some years back
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
number one; first; best; most; game; round
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with