persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
chignon (in a Japanese hair-style)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
consciousness or awareness of being ill
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism