reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
murmuring (stream, brook, etc.); gurgling; babbling
kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
zunda; mashed boiled green soybeans, often sweetened and used as a topping or filling
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
Tusita (heaven, pure land)
(shrine) repository or treasure house; (shrine) sanctuary
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
gun; pistol; ohajiki; traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic; repellence
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to stare back at; to look back at
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to get thin; to taper off
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
correct answer; answering correctly; giving a correct answer
the three worms (in Taoism); worms that inhabit the human gut and, on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle, ascend to heaven during one's sleep to report on one's wrongdoings
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
host; landlord; innkeeper
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
one's share; one's portion
tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
land near a castle; castle town
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
chrysalis of a swallowtail butterfly (esp. of species Atrophaneura alcinous)
tips of one's hair; hair ends