to badger; to pester; to beg
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
to hand over; to surrender
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
riverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla); Salix gilgiana (species of willow); high-quality coarse tea
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
very loose; slowly; leisurely
interval; break; pause; spare moment
opposite bank; farther shore
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
Island; insula; island; islet
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
woman approaching middle age
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
intention; personal opinion
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
man of the hour; woman of the hour