growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
to tear up and throw away
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to crouch; to squat; to cower
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to step firmly; to harden by treading
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
snake; serpent; large snake
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
gazing at (in wonderment)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
goldfish (Carassius auratus)