mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
sympathy; compassion; pity
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
wood (for building); lumber; timber
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
pride; boast; credit (to)
good person; virtuous person
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
passion; enthusiasm; zeal