warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
a little bit; a little while
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
master craftsman; skillful worker
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to mix; to stir; to blend
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
Lagomorpha; order comprising the rabbits, hares and pikas
Leporidae (rabbit family)
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
Black Panthers (political organization)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
listening attentively; (be quiet and) listen!; hear! hear!
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)