to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
simmering; (boiling) gently
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to put one's strength into
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
just managing; with great difficulty
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
long time; several hours; long spell
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
strong interaction; strong force
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)