a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
Records of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese historical text)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
ardent; passionate; vehement
priority; order of precedence
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities; to slip away; to abscond
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to untangle; to untwine; to get back together (with a former partner)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to glare at each other; to confront each other
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
excited condition; excited state
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first