old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
side boob (side of a woman's breast exposed by clothing)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; Himalayas
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
green grass; young (fresh) grass
chain; series; connection; linkage
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
writing life; period of life spent writing
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly