reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by)
having not the slightest idea
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
furious facial expression
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
(in Japanese architecture) transom
everyday robes worn by males of the imperial family, nobility, etc. (from the Heian period onward)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
your body; your health; yourself; you
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct