enumeration; citation; listing
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
restlessly; in continuous motion
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
sweating easily; profuse sweater
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
hard to get; hard to come by
coloured paper; colored paper
value; worth; virtue; blessing
outside world; physical world
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
Ehime Prefecture (Shikoku)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
birthday party; birthday meet-up
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
more than usual; especially; particularly
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
clothing that exposes the shoulders
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
jockey's racing uniform; one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc.