toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
a cut above; one step above
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to rest one's chin in one's hands
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to accomplish something; to leave a mark; to make an impression; to build a track record
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
diligent; hard-working; industrious
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
fundraising; collection of contributions; donating; donation; contribution
total (money); full amount; sum
soon; shortly; before long
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
synthetic fibre; synthetic fiber
natural fibers; natural fibres
January; first month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
all times and places; all ages and countries
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style