to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
The Frog Prince (fairy tale)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
educated; learned; schooled
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
causeway; land bridge; path on an embankment
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to sweep clean; to brush clean
fireside; hearth; by the fire; robata; dining style centered on a charcoal grill
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
financial circumstances; financial situation; circulation of money
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
leopard (horse coat pattern)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)