standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to burst (open); to break; to split
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
lately; recently; these days
standard; common standard; standard rule; standard way of doing; established usage
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
without tiring (of something); without getting bored; without losing interest
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
pieces; scraps; disconnected
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
dry; dried out; juiceless; barely; just; narrowly
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
firm; unshakeable; resolute
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
forcibly; by force; against one's will
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
smoking room; smoking compartment
free (of charge); gratuitous
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder
lineage; line; unification; all (of you)
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
inside one's heart; in one's mind