on the verge of sleep; just after falling asleep
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
attractive face and figure
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
biological older sister; real elder sister
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
even though; despite; when
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; component stereo system
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
chomping; gulping; with a big bite
harai goshi (judo); sweeping hip throw; hip sweep
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius); hippo
idiot; fool; moron; stupidity
meaning; called; named; that says; that
omniscience (of a buddha)
high-grade sake; fine drink
slurring (of speech); indistinctly; inarticulately