small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to be filled to bursting; to burst
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to take back; to recapture
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
to burst open; to pop; to split
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
slight; insignificant; small
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
cake or snack served with tea
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
refinement; narrowing-down
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to find out; to discover; to detect
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
religious abstinence; purification
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
based on; built on; made from
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
speaking of ...; as for ...
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch