mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
nothing but; none other than
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
singing voice; (sound of) singing
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
by all means; by all costs
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to feel depressed; to be down
with these words; while saying
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
classical form of martial art
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
looking on (somebody) as hostile
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match