thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
way out; means to escape; escape route
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
particularly; only; in the case of
romantic film; love movie
introductory article; advertisement
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
recreation; diversion; relaxation
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
invitation; introduction; temptation
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
moment; brief space of time
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy