recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
way (of doing); manner; method
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
to lose heart; to lose motivation
dying message (message left by a murder victim just before death; in mystery novels, etc.)
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
both (people); the two of them
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest