to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
crows and herons; black and white (esp. go stones); go (game)
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
whispering into a person's ear
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
oppression; suppression; pressure
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once