yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
influence (on someone); inspiration
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
bragging of one's misfortune
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
automatic transmission; AT; achievement test; alternative technology; appropriate technology; auditory trainer
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
devoted; self-sacrificing
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
four (long cylindrical things)
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
quickly; swishing; whooshing
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
whichever one chooses; either way
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
the four auspicious beasts from Chinese mythology
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth