kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
peace agreement; peace accord
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
moment by moment; hour by hour
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
to be saved up (of money)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
the more one looks (at it) the more...
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
way; method; means; resource; course
with all one's strength; with all one's might
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)