personality; character; individuality; personhood
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
specialization; specialisation
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to use up all one's strength
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to warm oneself at the fire
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to get warm; to become warm
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
pocket tissue; small package of tissues
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
kitchen; financial situation
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable