as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
(traditional) festival music
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to steal or sneak or slip into
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
living thing; organism; creature; biology
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
just past noon; afternoon
to pass (of time); to elapse
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice