(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
unrequited love; one-sided love
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to be filled to bursting; to burst
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to grow up; to become an adult
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
determination; resolution
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
carefree; free from worry
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!