essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
three; three years of age
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
without omission; in full
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to assemble; to set up; to construct
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
lately; recently; nowadays
conviction; belief; confidence
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
nice; likeable; desirable
several minutes; a few minutes