inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
matter for great congratulation
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
white background; blank; female virgin
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
weight; heavyweight boxer
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
walking heavily; lumbering
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
many people; a large number of people
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
children's story; fairy tale
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
finally; in the end; on top of all that
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
tree frog (esp. the Japanese tree frog, Hyla japonica)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)