desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
symbol; code; sign; notation
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
in the following manner; as follows
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
blood relationship; blood relative
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
older brother; elder brother
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade