itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
as usual; as is one's habit
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
as is habit; the way life normally is
absolute basics; very rudiments
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
at a moment's notice; readily
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
reading (the parts one is interested in); reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
disaster; calamity; misfortune
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to