strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to degenerate; to lapse into
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
separation; living separately; living apart
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to look down on; to make light of
to summon courage; to be brave
eyes of the night; eyes asleep; at night
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to explain in an easy-to-understand manner
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to watch steadily; to stare
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through