extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
four (long cylindrical things)
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
dry field farming; dry field crop
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
be (that) as it may; having said that
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
without leaving any trace
to practice magic; to practise magic
Niigata (city, prefecture)
due form; official; formality
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
working in the fields; working on a farm
wide turn; detour; the long way around
deviation; departure; omission
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
man; male; masculine gender
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)