slurring (of speech); indistinctly; inarticulately
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
spirit; heart; disposition
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
offering to the Buddha (often rice)
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
womanly; ladylike; feminine
whitebait; immature sweetfish
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
endurance; perseverance; patience
screams produced during sex; bawdy song; song of low character
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to google; to do an online search (for)
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
ha ha ha; hee hee hee; chuckling
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
wetting; love affair; lover