self-torturing; masochistic
rather; sooner; preferably
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
so; like this; in this way
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
prime minister; premier; chancellor
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
what's what; heads or tails
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
grasp; catch; understanding
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
quietly; slowly; gracefully
thump; thud (sound representing the footfalls of something heavy)
in terms of; from the point of view of
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
that; the matter in question
everything; anything; nothing
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
reopening; resumption; restarting
husband and wife; married couple
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night