revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
obedience; submission; resignation
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to be born; to come into the world
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
joints; points (of a speech)
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
(turned out) all right in the end
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
child born to one's current wife
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
remarkable; striking; obvious
distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
way one walks; one's walk