feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
drop (e.g. of water); drip
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
freshly pounded (rice cake); fresh from the mortar
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
rough to the touch; rubbing rough surfaces
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
keeping things tidy and in order
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow
library (usu. single-room); small library
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
pale; pallid; inexperienced; immature; face without makeup
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
empress (consort); queen (consort)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue