praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
in high spirits; excited; energetic
to order; to command; to appoint
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
when it becomes; when it comes to
experiment; experimentation
finding employment; getting a job
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
moment by moment; hour by hour
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
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
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
intuition; instinct; hunch
awareness; realization; noticing
front; frontage; facade; main
tingling; stinging; pungently
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
another; different; something else
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to care for someone; to look after someone
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement