to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster (childish term)
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
last night; yesterday evening
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
ten (long cylindrical things)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit