to open (one's eyes) wide
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
existence; being; life; survival
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
summer vacation; summer holiday
the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate
idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
good or bad luck; fortune
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to erase all trace of something
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to blow through; to blow across
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
example; illustration; precedent
extinction; annihilation; destruction
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
right side; style of Japanese court music
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
one's own child; one's own children