to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
moisture; humidity; dampness
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
holy moly; holy cow; whoa; wow
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
chai; spiced Indian tea (usu. boiled in milk)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
to haunt to death; to possess and kill
Rokujou no Miyasudokoro (Genji Monogatari)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
dispersing; breaking up; running away
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to incur someone's enmity
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that