this and that; this or that; one thing after another
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
putting life into; animating; cheering up
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
monthly publication; monthly issue
area around the Hachikō statue at Shibuya Station in Tokyo (popular meeting point)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
all you want; as much as one wants
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
tiger (feline, Panthera tigris)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
yearned for; longed for; missed
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
snow, moon, and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi)
sound of a button or switch being pressed
tens of thousands of years
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
calamity; disaster; misfortune