height (of body); stature
to kill by burning to death
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
candy fashioned in human and animal forms
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
sympathy; compassion; pity
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to fall off; to tumble down
to tumble down; to roll down
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to become better; to improve
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to jump upon (a moving object)
to be dead; to be lifeless
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
several minutes; a few minutes
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
unprecedented; never seen before
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on