to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
witnessing; observing; sighting
home area; home town; local
school district; school area
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
living thing; living creature; animal; life
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
health; healthy; sound; fit
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
encouragement; cheering on
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
to indicate; to show; to point to
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
evening; early night hours
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
sphere; circle; range; category
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)