point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to watch over; to watch attentively
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
last night; yesterday evening
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to set (sun); to become dark
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
starvation; famine; hunger
(plump and) happy-looking
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound