whispering into a person's ear
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
strength; power; proficiency; ability
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
all night; throughout the night
trifling; trivial; slight
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
Bon holidays (in mid-August); Bon holiday period
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
physical education; PE; gym (class)
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
(many people) sleeping bunched together in a single room; sleeping together in a huddle
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
hustle; working hard; doing with enthusiasm; showing eagerness; being full of vigour
strong person; the strong; the powerful
roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
basa fish (Pangasius bocourti)