resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
drum; croaker (any fish of the family Sciaenidae); Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
negotiations; discussions; connection
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
charge for a meal (usu. at school); school lunch fee
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to fly around; to scatter
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
hello; good day; good afternoon
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
four-legged tray for festive food
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture