to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
automatic; intransitive verb
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
a long time ago; in those days
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
study; diligence; discount; reduction
narrator; storyteller; reciter
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
Hercules; Herakles; Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
war; fighting; fierce competition
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
terrain; geographical features; topography
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
imagination; supposition; guess
to yearn for; to be in love with
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
eruption; volcanic eruption
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
everywhere; all over; throughout
land subsidence; decline in influence