as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
cease-fire; truce; armistice
everything working out as desired
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
pedigree document (for animals); pedigree paper
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
being startled; getting a shock
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to take off one's clothes; to undress
something going right into or coming right out of a place where it fits snugly
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to raise one's voice; to shout
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to comfort; to console; to amuse