stilts (for walking); (arch.) hobby horse
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
mind; disposition; nature
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
the whole day; all the day
one grain; one drop; one bead
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
vitality; energy; dynamism
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
stand; base; platform; holder; rest
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
to shake off; to throw off
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
crystal radio; crystal set
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
nervousness; oversensitivity
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to despise; to belittle; to look down on
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
sooner or later; in time; eventually
many colors; many colours