tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
endurance contest; test of endurance
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to say (something) over one's shoulder
lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
(opening of a) wound; cut
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to be transparent; to leave a gap
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
to collect; to assemble; to gather
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
your husband; her husband
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful