shiba inu (dog breed); shiba; brushwood dog
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
in the mountains; among the mountains
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
great hurry; great haste; rush
existence; being; life; survival
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to be born; to come into the world
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to stare back at; to look back at