reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to rebuke; to scold harshly
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to live; to reside; to inhabit
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
(not) even once; (not) ever
only; merely; but; no more than
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain